Taz Rahman Writer

2015 Forward Prize winner Mona Arshi has praised 'East of the Sun, West of the Moon' in an Instagram post.  When praise pours in from major poets I have looked up to from the earliest juncture of my poetry career, suddenly 'East of the Sun, West of the Moon' feels a little unreal. I came to know of Mona Arshi when I first stared writing poetry in 2019. I made a list of all the contemporary poets of note from an Indian subcontinent heritage whom I needed to study. Our first encounter was online as part of Gillian Clarke's week-long poetry masterclass in the early summer of 2020, for which I had been selected as one of the seven poets. The masterclass was to celebrate Gillian's founding of Ty Newydd, the national writing centre now part of Literature Wales. In 2020 I was still searching for the words and often scared of using them in the order that would be the hallmark of the innovative poetry 'East of the Sun, West of the Moon' wou

Truly honoured and grateful for the nomination of my poem 'Anda' for a 'Best of the Net' 2025 award by the wonderful Acropolis Journal. Anda can be read here: https://acropolisjournaluk.wixsite.com/archive23/taz-rahman-two-poems  

I am delighted to be reading with Poetry London Reviews Editor Isabelle Baafi at Goldsmiths' Writing Centre on October 30th, 5 pm. The theme of the reading is music and sound in poetry. More details to follow.

I am delighted to be reading alongside Rhian Edwards as part of the Neath Arts Festival on the 18th October.   Event details: POETRY READING TO STUDENTS 16+ (NEATH COLLEGE) TIME: 1pm & POETRY READING WITH RHIAN EDWARDS TIME: 4:30pm LOCATION: Neath Town Hall, 2, Church Place, Neath, SA11 3LL  

I am delighted to have invited to read at a major poetry event in Cardiff to raise money for the children's of Gaza on the 13th October. The event is organised by: https://www.instagram.com/words4gaza?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== More details to follow.