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.
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.
Kareem Parkins-Brown is a writer and visual artist obsessed with surreal Londonisms. His poetry has taken him around Paris Saint-Germain F.C., National Literacy Trust, Both London Tates, Royal Academy, Prisons, Parks, Pub Basements, Libraries.
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.