A Society Within: Seeing Yourself in Literature with Saraiya Bah

I am joined by Saraiya Bah, a British poet and cultural producer of Sierra Leonian descent, whose work draws on the West African tradition of storytelling. In our discussion, Saraiya draws connections between Malcom X & Nas, Erykah Badu’s music & teenagers in inner city London, and Saraiya situates Lauryn Hill’s work in Mariama Ba’s iconic nove, So Long a letter.

Saraiya Bah is an entire mood! Her honest engagement with literature is inspiring. Listen to her poetry and find out more about her works on saraiyabah.co.uk.

An extended playlist of Saraiya Bah’s musical pairings is available on Spotify and YouTube

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The song you heard in the intro and outro is titled Dismembered by Meakoom.

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