{"id":10726,"date":"2024-10-03T14:31:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T13:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/?p=10726"},"modified":"2024-10-03T14:36:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T13:36:19","slug":"noor-iman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/2024\/10\/03\/noor-iman\/","title":{"rendered":"Noor Iman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Describe yourself in 3 words&#8230;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I am Noor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What inspires you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My name, Noor, means light. I want to live up to its meaning. I want to be a light for myself and all those that I meet in this life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tell us about your worst ever gig?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh nooo, one time, I felt so anxious whilst performing. Knees weak, arms heavy, mum&#8217;s biriyani&#8230;&nbsp;I had to leave the stage and I felt so weird after not really understanding why I was feeling that way.<br>After a lot of reflection I realised I was burned out, I had been running around for the month before where I didn&#8217;t have much left to give when it was time to do this show.<br><br>I learned how important rest is from this experience, although I felt like I was fine mentally, I knew the words, the body keeps score! (incredible book by Bessel van der Kolk).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s your number one poetry pet peeve?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I think for me personally if someone sounds like they are reading their poem for the first time on stage. I find it difficult to really hear it properly if that makes sense? Like when there is no tonality it\u2019s difficult to take in the message of the poem.<br><br>Reading is fine, but I prefer when a person is comfortable with the words they are reading, so they can play more with performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Whose words do you love at the moment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I love love love <em>I Was a Tree<\/em> by Koko Brown &#8211; I think I have shown this piece to anyone that will listen to it. The way the poem grows, like a tree!!! It is truly masterful, the written version is just as beautiful as the spoken piece, which really inspires me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What piece of advice would you give to your younger self?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do the thing, don\u2019t think about what anyone else thinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you could spend a day in a fictional world, what world would it be?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Haig has a book called the midnight library. In this library there are books on all the possibilities your life could take. I would love to go to my own midnight library!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-10726_8191c2-b3 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-10726_8191c2-b3 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-10726_8191c2-b3\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_5725-984x1024.jpg\" alt=\"An image of poet Noir Iman. She has shoulder length brown hair and wears a white jumper and blue jeans. She stands in front of a microphone and is performing a poem.\" class=\"wp-image-10728\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Noor Iman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Noor is a spoken-word artist, singer and writer. Her experiences range from beginning her spoken word journey as a Semi-Finalist in the BBC Words First competition in 2021. Noor has performed all over the UK from Scotland to Brixton. She has been commissioned by the&nbsp;Mayor of London for World Mental Health Day, as well as performing at the Commonwealth Games ceremony in Birmingham in 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has performed on esteemed platforms like Sofar Sounds and is a part of the Flovortex Collective of poets. Noor uses poetry as a tool for introspection and deeper understanding of her experience of the world. In 2023 she released a five-part project titled \u2018Light in a dark room,\u2019 available on all streaming platforms which she self produced and published.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Noor believes writing to be free therapy. We all have a story to share, we just need to find a way to tell it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Insta: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/noori_ia\/\">@noori_ia<\/a><br>Website:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/linkin.bio\/nooriman\/\">https:\/\/linkin.bio\/nooriman\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noor Iman is a spoken-word artist, singer and writer. She has performed all over the UK from Scotland to Brixton. 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