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Yrsa Daley-Ward is a writer of Jamaican and Nigerian heritage. Raised in Chorley in the north of England by her mother and grandparents, she is a celebrated poet and storyteller. Her first collection of poetry, bone, was published by Penguin in 2017.
Sharing is her form of survival. ... Yrsa's Jamaican and Nigerian heritage, femininity, sexuality and mental health are just some of the themes explored within this powerful collection of a woman facing tumultuous inner and external battles head on, delivered with a hard-hitting directness, yet with inflections of optimism throughout that are bound to touch readers to their core I-D Magazine It's been one of my favourites so far. Florence Welch in W Magazine The actor, author, model and poet draws from her own experiences as well as issues affecting today's society throughout her work and is truly a storyteller of the soul. POPSugar - 5 Female Poets Who Belong on Your Instagram Feed [Yrsa speaks] to a commercial audience with things undiscovered and inspiring. Hafizah Geter an expert storyteller. of the rarest. and purest kind--daley-ward is uncannily attentive and in tune to the things beneath life. beneath the skin. beneath the weather of the everyday. nayyirah waheed
