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Saili Katebe鈥檚 Portrait of the Poet as Protest explores the relationship between activism and connection. Being aware of the need for both - action as well as spaces for authentic dialogue towards equality and progress.

The piece portrays Katebe鈥檚 reflections through conversations, both internal and with the world around him.

Words First is a talent development scheme run by 大象传媒 Arts, Radio 1Xtra and the Contains Strong Language poetry festival. Each year it identifies the best emerging spoken word talent in the UK and, through workshops and performance showcases, encourages the development of new work. These films with the Words First finalists centre on work around the 2020 theme of Protest.