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About Kuli

Greetings, Sat Sri Akaal, Namaste and welcome to my world.  

I am a creative writer, poet, mother, wife, retired council worker, and now a freelance writer/poet.

I was born with mild cerebral palsy in northern India and moved to England at an early age. I live with my family in Wolverhampton and worked for Wolverhampton City Council for 32 years (1989 - 2021).

I am very excited that I have been appointed Poet Laureate of the City of Wolverhampton 2022 to 2024!  It makes me so very proud to be an advocate for Indian people, Wulfrunians, Punjabis, the disabled and for women. 


In September 2022 I was awarded an Honorary Doctorate - Doctor of Letters by the University of Wolverhampton.



I am proud to present my full poetry collection “A Wonder Woman” published by Offa's Press, which launches on 12th April 2021.  

Blurb:

A Wonder Woman is a powerful collection of poems of experience and wisdom, innocence of the world and wonder of its various beauties and struggles.  It is full of love and surprises and will delight Kuli's many admirers and followers.

For your copy please email me or contact Offa's Press shop online: http://offaspress.co.uk/shop/

Please click on the yellow link to see this wonderful book review by Neil Leadbeater! 


I have been a dedicated member of Blakenhall Writers' Group for many years. 

Also we have established a new writers group dedicated to Punjabi Women in Wolverhampton, which I run on a chosen day in the last week of the month on zoom. We do not have a specific time due to members not being available for a timed slot. However, I will let members know details in advance via our WhatsApp group, For more information about the Punjabi Women's Writing Group please contact me. 

In November 2018, I was invited to Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany to read and discuss my life as a 'British Disabled Women Writer'. The lecture at the University was very successful and I enjoyed every moment of it.

I have had a passion for writing since childhood. Writing has opened up all sorts of possibilities for me as I struggle to express myself because of my disability. Having the ability to write has made my life richer and more rewarding. 

'Rag Doll' was my first self published collection of poetry and prose (now out of print).

I have also written a novel called 'Dangerous Games - What Will People Say?'about living with cerebral palsy in an Asian household in Britain which I am hoping to get published.

I write a regular blog for Disability Arts Online. Click to read. 

Hannah Hodgson led BBC Radio 4, Roger McGough's Poetry Please.  She choose poems on disability and by disabled poets, where I read one of my poems on BBC Radio 4 on Sunday 15 May 2022.

I was featured on BBC one's Sunday Morning Live show on 27 September 2020. Please see the clip below:


Cherry Doyle interviewed me at the Wolverhampton Literature Festival 2021 - In Conversation With Kuli Kohli. 

My story was featured on the BBC News online website on 30 August 2020. It has had over 1.7 million views worldwide. Click here to read.   

 

EVENTS: Spring 2024

Saturday 9 March 2024 @ 11 am – 12 noon – Kuli Kohli, Jane Seaborne and Gracey Bee will be performing poetry for International Women’s Week at Wolverhampton Central Library on Snow Hill, Wolverhampton WV1 3AX. Free event. 

Saturday 23 March 2024 at 5 – 6:30pm – Virtual Voices hosted by Cherry Doyle and Kuli Kohli. On the programme, we have Nick Pearson, Fraser Scott, Colin Hambrook and Steve Pottinger. Please go to www.offaspress.co.uk/events for the Zoom link.


Saturday 18 May 2024 at 7:30 – 9pm – Writers from Ukraine and The Black Country (including Kuli Kohli) will be performing from the ‘Writing Under Fire’ anthology. The book launch will take place in the Ukrainian Community Centre, 154 Holland Park Avenue, London, W11 4UH. This is the headquarters of the Association of Ukrainian in Great Britain. There will be free Hoblotsi (Ukrainian stuffed cabbage); coffee/tea and wine and we will also have traditional Ukrainian music. Free event - please book tickets on Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-under-fire-london-launch-event-tickets-845738305037?aff=oddtdtcreator