This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Artist Ben animates the stage with live illustrations of Atta's poetry during this passionate performance that covers everything from mothers to mental health. Atta's work prods at sensitivities in us all.



Dean Atta is a writer and performance poet. He has been commissioned to write poems for the Damilola Taylor Trust, Keats House Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Tate Britain and Tate Modern. Atta won the 2012 London Poetry Award. His debut poetry collection 'I Am
Nobody's Nigger' was published in 2013 by The Westbourne Press.

Ben Connors Ben Connors is an Artist and Illustrator. He has worked on a variety of designs, illustrations and animations with the likes of Aja Monet, Gilles Peterson and many more.

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