Yousef Alawi is a Yemeni poet. Raised between Malaysia and Yemen, he now resides in the United Kingdom. A Top 15 Foyle Young Poet of 2024, he has performed his work for BBC radio, at The British Library, and headlined for the VERVE Poetry Festival. Yousef’s writing can be found in the magazines Propel, Basket, and elsewhere. A student at the end of his gap year, he is starting medical school at the University of Manchester in the autumn. He enjoys long train rides and the Twin Peaks soundtrack.