Kuli Kohli, 'Wonder Woman', in conversation with her editor Simon Fletcher

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Kuli Kohli is poet laureate of Wolverhampton, 2022-25, runs the Punjabi Women’s Writers’ Group and co-hosts the live literature show ‘Virtual Voices’ for Offa’s Press. She is also an enthusiastic member of the RSPB.

She has battled with mild cerebral palsy and achieved a great deal in her life as council worker, mother and writer. Her appearances on BBC’s ‘Sunday Live’ and ‘Poetry, Please!’ drew national attention. Her Patchwork and A Wonder Woman are both published by Offa’s Press.

She was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Wolverhampton in 2022 and in March 2024 a photograph of her, by Anand Chhabra, was acquired by the National Portrait Gallery.