08/10/2026 ‼️
My debut album Born To Be Great is being released on the 8th October 2026.📢
This album is built on truth, on stories people overlook, on voices that don’t get the spotlight they deserve. A single perspective is made up of a thousand. We all have a story and we all deserve to be heard. We all deserve a chance. It’s not every day opportunities are handed to us, sometimes we have to just take them. This is me taking mine. 📑
This has been a long time coming but patience is a virtue. 🤲🏽
Every track shines a light where it’s been dark for too long. Every word carries weight. Every story matters—including mine, and this album is a big part of my journey as a poet.
It’s deeper than just poetry. This is my art. My craft. Mine.⏳
Shout out to the sad fuckers that said nobody is ever gonna listen to my poetry.
I think people are listening now 🙂
Pre save will be available closer to the time but until then mark your calendars 🗓️
I’m coming for it all dawg‼️
I was never meant to blend in.
I was never meant to be silent. I was born for so much more than that.
I was born to be great.
Alhamdulilah Always 🤲🏽
@evielizziewright for the photography 🙌🏽🫶🏽
July 10th 2025.
For as long as I can remember I have had this dream to be somebody, never in a million years did I see myself becoming an Author. I am an Author. I am a poet. My name is Rayhanah. I am more than just a girl from ends, I am one of the diamonds found in the rubble.
This has been a goal of mine from the moment i joined the poetry community and 4 and a half years deep I can finally say I did it. I released a book!!
This is my debut poetry collection called All Four Seasons, this is more than a book..it’s a footprint of the first step taken on my journey. And you all are apart of it. No matter how many poems I write I will never have enough metaphors to express how grateful I am of every single person who has supported me on this journey. Wallahi the support from my friends, family and even people I meet out and about it has been immense and I pray God sends my gratitude to you in an abundance of blessings.
Thank you to my amazing publishers @olympiapublishers thank you for giving me a chance and believing in my work.
Welcome to the All Four Seasons Journey.
Alhamdulilah always 🤲🏽
You can buy the book with all the links in my bio ( please do and let me know what you think!)
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•A Place Called A Home - Welcome To The Endz•
This is the piece I wrote for the #youthawards
The poem is about where I grew up and a place I call home. Handsworth. B21. Coming from such a “ghetto” area people always perceive you to be way less than what you are and to have way less than you “appear to have” but coming from a place like that doing things like this is not even a margin of fact of what Handsworth has to offer.
The people it raises and the hearts it creates is worth millions. Just because we “grew up in the endz” doesn’t mean we can’t achieve the biggest of things. We have as an equal opportunity as “doogie” from “Solihull” because coming Handsworth means coming with heart.‼️
A huge thank you again to everyone that made this happen and everyone involved
@ryan_dre_sinclair@pbcanofficial
And all the people I’m unaware about
Just a reminder that YOU can change the world TODAY if you decide to. You just need to decide to make a difference‼️
Stay blessed🙌🏽
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Reading my page poetry out loud makes me understand and appreciate simplicity a bit more!
📸 - @eideteec
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Rayritess creatively shares the importance of mentoring to support personal development 💪🏾
Check out this video to see how Genesis Sun can help you find your mentor 💬📈
Through Black Country Roots & Realities, we’re helping young people build confidence, storytelling and research skills, while uncovering and preserving the real stories of their community.
From interviews to creative projects, this work is bringing generations together and capturing voices that deserve to be heard, now and for the future. 💫
Proud to be delivering this project with @jtojustice supported by @heritagefunduk and The Hibbert Trust.
Thank you @kmdbrumtown and @1709productions_ for supporting this project and our young community and to @therealpari5 and @rayritess for stepping up and sharing your experiences.
I’m starting to really enjoy these little voice over things but here’s another day in the life!
Shout out to @genesissunuk for the opportunity aswell!
Tap in to @kingxander_itx and support his ting he’s got a lot of exciting things coming!
Keep locking in and tap in
Alhamdulilah always 🤲🏽
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I’m grateful to have been a finalist for the @inspirationalyouthawards it wasn’t my turn this time round but we go again for bigger things 🙌🏽
My journey is still young I’m excited for what life brings
Alhamdulilah always 🤲🏽
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⚠️⚠️BIRMINGHAM⚠️⚠️
Join us for one night only at @the_drop_inn_digbeth on May 12th, for an evening of spoken word featuring acts from the UK as well as Ireland
Featured acts on the bill include:
@vigspoetry@rayritess@eulogee._@emmet_obrien_poetry
Sign up for open mic is available on the night but extremely limited, first come first served, but message @emmet_obrien_poetry to secure an open mic slot prior to the event
Tickets are available through evenbrite:
/e/wordsmithery-live-in-birmingham-tickets-1988466794711?aff=oddtdtcreator
This week on Unheard Voices, we spent time with the work of @rayritess , @kamilmpoet and @mattnommepoet .
What started as a carousel became a closer look at three very different voices, three different energies and three different ways poetry can land. Across the week, we shared moments from each artist’s work to give a fuller sense of who they are beyond a single post.
That is part of the point for us. Not just reposting for the sake of it, but creating space for people to actually sit with the artist, the texture of their work and the feeling they leave behind.
And as always, a reminder that talent does not belong to one timeline, one route or one kind of voice.
Tell us which artist you want us to spotlight more deeply next.
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I am a Poet.
Ask your self something, are you happy with what you’re doing right now? Is it your calling?
We only live once yeah we have to work to make money and pay our bills blah blah but the real truth is, spending countless years being unhappy will rob you of your life. Do what makes your heart smile. Go make a real difference. Live your dream.
Find your purpose.
•For The World To Hear Me•
Alhamdulilah Always 🤲🏽
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