Selected work
Books, anthologies, festivals, exhibitions, public art and community work.
Poetry collection
birthmarks
Haymon Verlag · 2022
Her debut collection, exploring identity, faith, family, race, belonging and growing up between Nigeria and Austria.
View book →Festival · Patron
black print – Festival für Schwarze Perspektiven
Innsbruck · 2025 & 2026
Precious is a patron of black print, a festival for Black perspectives in literature, bringing together authors and artists from Austria, Germany and Switzerland through readings, conversations, poetry and performance.
International festival
Poetas do Mundo
FLUP · Rio de Janeiro · 2024
Participation in FLUP’s Poetas do Mundo, an international poetry programme bringing together poets from different countries and literary traditions.
Readings
Literatur und Kritik
Salzburg · 2025 & 2026
Literary readings and conversations as part of Literatur und Kritik, bringing contemporary poetry and critical discussion into dialogue.
Public art
Grazer Poesieautomaten
Graz · 2021–2022
A public poetry project by Matthias Göritz and the Institute for Art in Public Space Styria, placing contemporary poetry in vending machines across Graz. Precious’s work was included alongside poems by Graz and Slovenian writers.
Group exhibition
Protest!
Graz Museum
A group exhibition exploring protest, activism and forms of social expression.
Exhibition →Curated exhibition
DISPLAY
Kunsthaus Graz
A curated exhibition centring Black youth and their perspectives.
Project →Anthology
anthologie: preistexte 20
Exil Literary Awards · 2020
Anthology featuring Precious’s award-winning writing following her receipt of the Exil Literary Award.
Community
BLM Graz / TANAKA Graz
Graz · 2020–present
Co-founder of TANAKA Graz, an initiative centred on Black youth, migrants and creative communities.
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BLM Graz · TANAKA Graz · 2020–
TANAKA Graz
10,000people in the streets of Graz, 2020
Precious co-founded TANAKA Graz, an initiative centred on Black youth, migrants and creative communities. In 2020, TANAKA helped organise the Black Lives Matter demonstration in Graz, which brought approximately 10,000 people into the streets. TANAKA received the Graz Women’s Award in 2021.
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