Kuli is a published writer and a member of Blakenhall Writers' Group. She has written a novel called 'Dangerous Games', which is about living with cerebral palsy in an Asian household in Britain.
Posts by Kuli Kohli
Time for Media
October 28, 2019It’s been a very busy few months for me and I have been meaning to write a blog for the last 3 months. What have I been doing over the last few months? Well, I must say that it’s been overwhelming. In between being a full-time employee for the council, a ...
Punjabi Women’s Stories Unveiled
June 17, 2019Kuli Kohli gives an account of the Punjabi Women’s Writing Group event in Wolverhampton last April with an account of her remembrance of The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, which took place 100 years ago on 13 April 1919. It’s been a year since the Punjabi Women’s ...
Punjabi Women and Writing
January 16, 2019Following on from recent successes, such as being asked to lecture German students in Berlin University about being a British-Asian disabled woman writer, Kuli Kohli expands on her experience of setting up a Punjabi women's writing group in Wolverhampton I have lived and experienced a Punjabi lifestyle in many different lights. ...
Berlin: Cold City, Warm Welcome
December 6, 2018A few years ago, I would never have dreamt of performing my work in public let alone flying out to Berlin to lecture German students about what it’s like being a British-Asian disabled woman writer. Last year I received an email from Dr. Katrin Röder, a professor at the Humboldt-Universität zu ...
Punjabi Women’s Writing Group
October 31, 2018May 2018 was the start to something new, something quite out of the ordinary… it was the start to Wolverhampton’s first ever Punjabi Women’s Writing Group. There are a few Punjabi Shyiaree (poetry) groups around but none which is dedicated to and run by Punjabi Women. Offa’s Press manager, Simon Fletcher, has ...
Finding My Space
September 28, 2018It’s been a long while since I have blogged. After the very busy and hot English summer we have experienced this year, I knew I had plenty of material to write about. However, finding the time and space for concentrated writing was another matter. My time was taken up with ...
Country Walks with Offa’s Press
April 11, 2018Taking a stroll in the countryside may be the normal thing to do if you live near or in rural areas. For me, although I live near the Seven Corn Fields on the edge of Wolverhampton, it is still a struggle because of disability. Realistically to be able to enjoy the ...
Partition of a Homeland
November 27, 2017It’s 70 years since the Partition of India in 1947. Kuli Kohli reflects from research she’s undertaken on the subject for a poem based on the experiences of her family I wrote a piece about the Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 a few years ago. I wrote this after ...
Summer of 2017
September 11, 2017What a busy few months I have had. This summer I have been invited to take part in all kinds of events. It’s been exciting and overwhelming, considering I work full time, live in an extended family of three generations, help run a writing group and work on my ...
Spoken Words
April 18, 2017On Tuesday 11 April 2017, I performed on my own at City Voices event at the Light House Media Centre in Wolverhampton. In the past I have had help and support via friends with reciting my poetry and stories as I didn't have enough confidence to read my work out ...
‘All The Things We Could Have Been’ – a new performance project led by Robin Surgeoner
January 25, 2017In October 2016, I was approached by Robin Surgeoner (AKA Angryfish) who is a Writer, Performer, Workshop Leader, Qualified Trainer and Disabled Artist. He was developing a special performance of his one man play "All The Things We Could Have Been". At first I didn't really know what to expect and ...
The Journey: Becoming a Published Poet
November 5, 2016In March this year I was approached by Offa's Press to submit material for a poetry pamphlet. The Offa's Press manager, Simon Fletcher, was searching for three new voices from the West Midlands region to produce three pamphlets by the autumn of 2016. I sent in a collection of poetry - ...
Words on Water
September 7, 2016On 20 August 2016, I was invited to attend a writing workshop ‘Words on Water’ on the Llangollen Canal at Lyneal Warf in Shropshire. The event was lead by novelist and poet Jeff Phelps, and organised by Simon Fletcher who’s working on Literature Tent at Merefest 2016 in partnership with ...
Permission to Perform
June 16, 2016In May 2016, I was invited to take part in ‘Permission to Perform’ workshop and performance gig for disabled people at the Newhampton Arts Centre. The workshop was organised by Alan McLean of One Voice of Wolverhampton and funded by Arts Council England. The event was led by Robin Surgeoner, song ...
Editor’s Pride
May 11, 2016Last year, Blakenhall Writers Group, in Wolverhampton, was successful in gaining Arts Council England funding to produce an anthology of poetry and prose. It was our first funding request for Blakenhall Writers and we were delighted when we were granted just over a thousand pounds. The whole process, from start to ...
Being in the Spotlight
March 19, 2016On 8th March 2016, it was International Women’s Day. I had been invited to ‘City Voices’ to perform my poetry with a short interview. 'City Voices' is a live literature event on the second Tuesday of the month (7.30-9pm) at the Lych Gate tavern, Queen Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1TX. Organised by Simon Fletcher, ...
Daily Paralympics
February 11, 2016Recently, I’ve had a few falls that knocked my confidence about. The thing about falling is that I always manage to get back up again; for those watching it’s quite shocking, however, for me it’s a regular activity. My bodily balance isn't in equilibrium at the best of times but ...
A Wolverhampton Winner
December 19, 2015I entered a poetry competition in 2011 where I had to write a poem about Wolverhampton City. I wanted to write something compelling, catchy and clever. Many ideas about Wolverhampton entered my head. A thought came to mind: ‘What is it that makes Wolverhampton?' It’s the people. What gives the people a sense ...
The Writing Group – Gave Life to My Words
November 24, 2015I have struggled to speak up for myself in the past which is the main the reason I write. I have always been a writer, it was a means of getting the sealed emotions, feelings and desires out of me. I had no professional to guide or teach me to ...
Kuli Kohli: ‘Rag Doll’
June 22, 2015Kuli Kohli was born with mild cerebral palsy in Northern India and moved to England at an early age. She is a writer, mother, wife and full-time council worker. Here she presents a selection from her book Rag Doll, published in 2014 As a child I attended Penn Hall Special School ...
