Poet Levi Tafari named Liverpool’s latest Citizen of Honour

🎖️One of the UK’s most popular performance poets has become Liverpool’s latest Citizen of Honour. Levi Tafari, 62, who raised in the city by his Jamaican parents, was presented with the honour on Wednesday at Liverpool Town Hall by Lord Mayor, Cllr Roy Gladden.

Levi studied classical French cuisine whilst working in catering, he began attending the Liverpool 8 Writers Workshop and eventually left catering to become a writer and performer. He has had four collections of poetry published and worked internationally.

Levi said: “I am really and truly honoured and humbled. I would like to send a massive thank you to Mayor Joanne Anderson for nominating me for this honour, and all the Councillors who voted for me. I would like to dedicate it to my family, friends and colleagues for their love and support over the years.”

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