Hosted by Inua Ellams and SPAZIO GRIOT, ten poets and writers took to the stage to share specially commissioned poems responding to the Rage and Desire prompt: Saleh Addonai, Yonas Aregay, Mohamed Amine Bour, Cora Dessalines, Asmaa Jamaa, Gueye Mbaye, Alessia Petrolito, Asha Salim and Val Wandja.

Their work, first perfomed at the R.A.P Party in Rome is now available in the form of “Rage and Desire” a beautifully designed collection that brings the poet’s work to bear in print form. Designed by Artificio Studio. Published by SPAZIO GRIOT (2022)