Bridget Minamore

Bridget Minamore was born in London, England, in 1991, of Ghanaian parentage.^[6][7] She has an English degree from University College London.^[8]

She has read her poetry nationally and internationally and in 2013 was shortlisted to be London's inaugural Young Poet Laureate.^[9][8]

In 2015, she was chosen as one of The Hospital Club's Emerging Creatives.^[8] Minamore's debut pamphlet, entitled Titanic, was published in 2016,^[10] described by LUX Magazine as "a collection of poems which hilariously and hauntingly dissect what it means to love another... writing with a spotless humour and style that tangos with your emotions."^[11] In 2018, she co-founded the collective "Critics of Colour" with playwright Sabrina Mahfouz, with the aim of "making writing about theatre, dance, and/or opera more accessible".^[12]

Minamore has written regularly for The Guardian, The Stage and other publications about pop culture, theatre, music, race and class.^[13] She is a contributor to the 2019 anthologies New Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby,^[14] and Smashing It: Working Class Artists on Life, Art, and Making It Happen, edited by Sabrina Mahfouz.^[15]

• Official website
• "Interview with Poet Bridget Minamore | Historic England"
• Bridget Minamore at Muck Rack.