The 24-year-old Somali-British poet Momtaza Mehri, who has been chosen as the new young people’s laureate for London, is hoping to spend her year in the role convincing young people “to see poetry as part of their every day, rather than in some dusty tome, or academic niche interest”. Mehri, who has a background in … Continue reading Somali-British poet Momtaza Mehri named young people’s laureate for London