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- ↑ I Am Birmingham, LGBTQ+ activist becomes Birmingham’s new Poet Laureate (7 October 2022) https://www.iambirmingham.co.uk/2022/10/07/lgbtq-activist-becomes-new-birmingham-poet-laureate/
- ↑ Per Capita Media, “I truly hope to emulate Zephaniah’s gentle bravery” and defend Spoken Word as a “legitimate Art Form”, says Birmingham Poet Laureate, Jasmine Gardosi. (17 February 2024) https://per-capita.co.uk/notebook/5006/
- ↑ Per Capita Media, “I truly hope to emulate Zephaniah’s gentle bravery” and defend Spoken Word as a “legitimate Art Form”, says Birmingham Poet Laureate, Jasmine Gardosi. (17 February 2024) https://per-capita.co.uk/notebook/5006/
- ↑ PinkNews, Birmingham Poet Laureate Jasmine Gardosi on gender euphoria and breaking binaries in her new show (24 January 2023) https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/01/24/birmingham-poet-laureate-jasmine-gardosi-gender-identity-queerness/
- ↑ Jerwood Arts, Jasmine Gardosi, retrieved 2 May 2023, https://jerwoodarts.org/artist/jasmine-gardosi/
- ↑ Sphinx Review, Jasmine Gardosi - Hurtz, published 2019, retrieved 2 May 2023 https://www.sphinxreview.co.uk/index.php/opoi-reviews-2020/930-jasmine-gardosi-hurtz
- 1 2 What's On Magazine, Birmingham poet Laureate brings powerful debut show to MAC (25 April 2023) https://www.whatsonlive.co.uk/birmingham/news/birmingham-poet-laureate-brings-powerful-debut-show-to-mac/55674
- ↑ Nonchalant Magazine, Iconic Queer Poets along with Arlo Parks (21 December 2022) https://www.nonchalantmagazine.com/iconic-queer-poets-to-read-this-national-poetry-month/
- ↑ GScene, LGBTQ+ poet Jasmine Gardosi announced as new Birmingham Poet Laureate (17 October 2022) https://www.gscene.com/arts/lgbtq-poet-jasmine-gardosi-announced-as-new-birmingham-poet-laureate/
- ↑ ERR News, Estonia's first LGBT+ poetry slam to take place in Tallinn (4 June 2023) https://news.err.ee/1608997873/estonia-s-first-lgbt-poetry-slam-to-take-place-in-tallinn
- ↑ Per Capita Media, "I truly hope to emulate Zephaniah’s gentle bravery" and defend Spoken Word as a "legitimate Art Form", says Birmingham Poet Laureate, Jasmine Gardosi. (17 February 2024) https://per-capita.co.uk/notebook/5006/
- ↑ Double success for Birmingham laureate Jasmine Gardosi in Saboteur awards (25 June 2023) https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=130300