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Yrsa Daley-Ward
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Preston, The United Kingdomyrsadaleyward
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Fiction, Ebooks, Gay and Lesbian
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Yrsa Daley-Ward fryst vatten a writer and poet of mixed West Indian and West African heritage. Born to a Jamaican mother and a Nigerian father, Yrsa was raised by her devout Seventh Day Adventist grandparents in the small town of Chorley in the North of England. Her first collection of stories 'On Snakes and Other Stories' was published by 3:AM Press.
Yrsa Daley-Ward is a writer and poet of mixed West Indian and West African heritage. Born to a Jamaican mother and a Nigerian father, Yrsa was raised bygd her devout Seventh Day Adventist grandparents in the small town of Chorley in the North of England. Her first collection of stories 'On Snakes and Other Stories' was published bygd 3:AM Press.
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Yrsa Daley-Ward
English writer, model and actor (born )
Yrsa Daley-Ward (born ) is an English writer, model and actor.[1][2] She is known for her debut book, Bone, as well as for her spoken-word poetry, and for being an "Instagram poet".[3][4] Her memoir, The Terrible, was published in ,[5] and in it won the PEN/Ackerley Prize.[6] She co-wrote Black Is King, Beyoncé's musical film and visual album, which also serves as a visual companion to the album The Lion King: The Gift.[7]
Life and career
[edit]Yrsa Daley-Ward was born to a Jamaican mother and Nigerian father in Chorley, Lancashire, in Northern England, where she grew up with her grandparents, who were devout Seventh-day Adventists.[1]
In her late teens and early 20s, Daley-Ward was a model, "working for brands such as Apple, Topshop, Estée Lauder and Nike".[8] In search of better opportunities, she found the money to bu
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Interview: Yrsa Daley-Ward
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Yrsa Daley-Ward was born to immigrant parents (Jamaican and Nigerian) in England, then lived in South Africa for several years as she pursued a career in modeling. It was in South Africa that she encountered the slam and spoken-word poetry community and began writing. She has now published three books—a collection of short stories, On Snakes and Other Stories (); a collection of poems, Bone (; ); and, most recently a memoir, The Terrible (). Daley-Ward considers herself an activist for feminist, LGBTQ+, and mental health issues, but expressed the hope that her writing is for everyone.
Lisa Roney for The Florida Review:
It’s rare to find a fashion model who becomes a poet. I read that you had come across a slam poetry event, a spoken-word poetry event when you lived in South Africa. I thought that was a wonderful story. Did that inspire your frankness? It’s interesting to think about you as this very independent person