You know that awkward moment when someone asks “But where are you really from?” and you’re trying to decide whether to educate them, ignore them, or throw your samosa at their face?

Bold Brown British is an hour of poetry and real talk — from poet Quarina Sultana, whose debut collection Samosas & Mimosas serves up cultural confusion with a splash of sass. This is spoken word for anyone who’s ever hovered between worlds, rewritten their name at Starbucks, or juggled heritage, home life, and a hella lot of opinions.

Expect poems that shimmy between the sacred and the ridiculous — aunties, ancestors, activism, and the audacity of being brown, British, and gloriously in-between. It’s heartfelt, hilarious, and just the right amount of spicy.

One mic. One hour. A whole lot of opinions.