Sandra Howell Performs At Christmas

Wherever The Light Finds Us

City Academy Voices Choir’s Christmas Concert, 2025

As a member of City Academy Voice’s Choir, Sandra wrote the poem for the City Academy Voices Choir’s Christmas Concert in 2025.

(links to performance with text below)

“The first performance was at our (City Academy Choir’s) Christmas Concert in 2025”.

Sanda Howell is a highly active poet who performs regularly at poetry events across London, including the Southbank Centre. Her work has also been exhibited as part of original visual installations at venues such as the West Reservoir Centre, City Lit’s The Colour of Language, and the hARTslane Gallery.

Her poems have been published by Writing Room, Wildfire Words, Hidden Literature, Tin Can Poetry, in a ‘Black in White’ Anthology, and in ‘The Horizonary A-Z: A Collaboration’ poetry pamphlet.

Sandra was one of the featured speakers at Emily Wood Ramirez Ahmed’s exhibition of her paintings “Why We Swim’ in February 2025.

You can find out more about Sandra’s work on her website Sandra Howell Poetry Sandra’s IG and Fruits Ablaze

Wherever the Light Finds Us

You are the sunlight I need, for my photosynthesis

The flashlight I need, to make me make sense of this

You are the blue lights, to help the many, not the few

The fireworks to celebrate the good we can do

You are the starlight I see, everywhere I go

winking like fireflies, putting on their shows

You are the headlights, for us to see and be seen

Floodlights in arenas, hiding who’s behind the scenes

You are the spotlight on me, in the corner, off stage

The box lights, making me feel young for my age

You are the moonlight, we always see as sentimental

Forest fires rage, dismissed as environmental

You are my laser, to cut out lies and take stock

The lighthouse, to get me out of tight spots

You are the candles lit in memory, of those who are stardust

Missiles light up the sky, but we hope this peace will last

You are the love highlighting my heart, see it shining all around

wherever the light finds us, peace and joy will be found.

Sandra Howell 22.11.25