Kuli Kohli Biography

Dr Kuli Kohli was born in India with cerebral palsy. She is a retired employee of Wolverhampton Council, where she worked for 32 years. She lives in Wolverhampton with her family, including her husband and three children. Dr Kohli is an accomplished poet, with a pamphlet titled 'Patchwork' and a full poetry collection called 'A Wonder Woman', both published by Offa's Press. She also runs the Punjabi Women's Writing Group and writes for Disability Arts Online. Dr Kohli has performed at various universities across the UK and in Berlin, and even at the British Museum, where she celebrated International Disabled Persons Day in 2019. In 2020, her life story was featured on BBC News online and she appeared on the BBC1 show 'Sunday Morning Live'. Dr Kohli is also the Poet Laureate of Wolverhampton for the years 2022-24, and in 2022, she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Wolverhampton. Besides her poetry, Dr Kohli is involved in various projects nationwide. Recently, she has co-edited an anthology of poems about birds called 'Away with the Birds' for Offa's Press. In 2024, the National Portrait Gallery acquired a portrait of hers created by Anand Chhabra. www.kulikohli.co.uk