Join Dr Javeria Khadija Shah for an inspiring presentation on the creative legacy of Punjabi Sufi poetry, where verse becomes a vessel for prayer, resistance, and longing.

The session highlights how mystics such as Bulleh Shah used Kalaam, a sacred poetic form, to express truths that transcended their own time and place.

Through selected readings and contextual insights the session explores how these verses continue to travel across generations shaping contemporary creativity in the diaspora. Audiences will encounter poetry as a timeless act of imagination and devotion, rooted in heritage yet alive with resonance today.

Presented by: Dr Javeria Khadija Shah, Founder, SUFIYANA CIC | Strategic Advisor in Education, Equity & Identity

Hosted by: Rhona Whiteford, Author and Artist.

Chief Guest: Ivan Wadeson, Executive Director at Manchester City of Literature.