STATUS FLO: Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month
In this Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month special, AFLO. the poet is joined by Kareem Parkins-Brown and local artist Gray Taylor
Brighton legend AFLO. the poet brings together award-winning poets and the city's freshest voices in a series of uplifting spoken word nights that challenge the status quo with rhythm and flow. Thought-provoking and full of heart, each event is a chance to experience spoken word at its finest.
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‘STATUS FLO is cultural democracy in action, thrilling, vibrant and curious. Come and be prepared to listen to yourself’ - Joelle Taylor
‘I was captivated from start to finish and left feeling inspired’ Audience Member
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Meet your host AFLO. the poet
Award-winning Brighton-based spoken word artist, AFLO. the poet, presents an uplifting night of spoken word featuring fresh local talent and special guests from across the UK.
AFLO. the poet is an activist and academic who embraces creative expression to disrupt the status quo and inspire social change, using poetry as a vehicle to address hard-hitting topics, particularly racism and mental health, primarily speaking from her lived experiences. Previously an in-house artist for Brighton Dome, she is a significant force directing change in Brighton's creative scenes and continues to sow seeds across the country
About Kareem Parkins-Brown
Kareem Parkins-Brown. Writer. Visual artist. Obsessed with surreal Londonisms. Kareem’s poetry has taken him around Paris Saint-Germain F.C., National Literacy Trust, Both London Tates, Royal Academy, Prisons, Parks, Pub Basements, Libraries. In 2025 the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan & Debbie Weekes-Bernard championed his poem ‘Love For That’ for Londoners to know they are Loved & Wanted. His debut poetry pamphlet Oi You Lot was brought out in 2024 with Bad Betty. His Desert Island Films are Carlito’s Way and Mean Girls. He’s currently in Margate.
About Gray Taylor
Gray Taylor is a Brighton-based poet originally from Derby, who has a musical background in hip hop, grime and RnB. He started writing poetry after attending an event at Brighton Dome called “STATUS FLO” hosted by AFLO. the poet, and was a finalist in 2025 final of Brighton's Hammer and Tongue poetry slam. Gray describes his poetry style as “Conversational, punchline, storytelling” with focus on poems being thought provoking, relatable, fun and easy on the ear.
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