Princess Arinola Adegbite
Princess Arinola Adegbite, professionally known as P.A.BITEZ is a dynamic, experimental British Jamaican-born Nigerian poet, spoken word performer, story-teller, artist, and Youth Music, Factory International and MOBO Funded musician and film maker who combines social activism with surreal Afrofuturistic influences. She’s won numerous awards, including Manchester Young Creative of the Year 2021 (Culture Awards) and a Society of Authors Eric Gregory Award 2023. She is a member of Young Identity, Writing Squad and a Poets of Colour Incubator poet. BITEZ protests discrimination to highlight the marginalised, alienated and imitated in all her artworks. Her poetry has been commissioned by BBC, Selfridges, Chanel, University of Cambridge and many others.
Headshot credit: Sloetry.
You can purchase a B!TEZ sweatshirt here.
Recent work:
Portrait of a Poet (Full Performance Film)
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