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Your First Poem is a 75-minute poetry workshop for ages 812 that starts where all great writing starts: your own life. Through guided storytelling, free-flow writing and a final performance, every child will leave with a real poem made entirely from their own words. No experience needed. Just a story to tell. This event is free to attend, although booking is essential since there is a strict limit of 15 places for young poets. Parents and guardians do not need to book tickets or attend the workshop itself, but are required to remain onsite for the duration of the event. Narvir Singh is a West London-based artist and poet rooted in Southall, whose work has been exhibited at the BFI, Somerset House, and the Barbican, and acquired into the National Portrait Gallery's collection. A two-time UK Slam Poetry Finalist, he has toured nationally with the Poetry Takeaway, debuted at the biggest slam poetry event in North America, and served as a judge for the 2025 Ealing Book Festival Poetry Competition, a festival he has been part of since its very first year, now entering its third. He is the founder of Saffron Mic, a poetry and art Sikh & Punjabi showcase, and has run creative confidence programmes including Southall Summer Camp. His practice moves between photography, film and poetry, with a focus on emotional empowerment and our shared human experience.