Tag: Sophia Thakur
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After all of the prosthetic makeup, sparkle and alien skin we saw on the night, we have to shine a light on our brilliant guests and their creative makeup looks at this year’s GUAP Gala. There were some really some jaw-dropping interpretations on our starry, intergalactic Cosmic Dreams theme, so here is a list of…
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![GUAP Online Meets: The Soulful Spoken-Word Poet, Sophia Thakur [@SophiaThakur]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/MG_6071-180x180.jpg)
Sophia Thakur is one of those poets that embodies lyricism and soul with her debut poetry book “Somebody Give This Heart A Pen” the Gambian-British performance poet explores the emotions of going through puberty, heartbreak, joy, and fear. Thakur has said the collection was inspired by her experience of being a girl of mixed-race heritage growing…
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![Sophia Thakur Bares Her Truth In Debut Poetry Book “Somebody Give This Heart A Pen” [@sophiathakur]](https://guap.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/unnamed-1-180x180.jpg)
Sophia Thakur Embodies What It Means To Be A True Poet. Dr. Maya Angelou said that poetry is to be magical, mystical, lyrical and musical. Sophia Thakur is one of those poets that embodies the lessons of the late and great Poet Dr. Maya Angelou. With her debut poetry book “Somebody Give This Heart A Pen”…