Notes On The Great Work Of Meeting Yourself

with Yrsa Daley Ward

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This event took place on 9 February 2022

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Notes On The Great Work Of Meeting Yourself
with Yrsa Daley Ward

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This event took place on 9 February 2022

Poet and writer Yrsa Daley-Ward's words have resonated with hundreds of thousands of readers around the world: through her books of poetry and memoir bone and The Terrible, through her powerful writing for Beyonce on Black Is King and through her always-illuminating Instagram posts. She recently wrote and read a new poem to introduce the COP26 summit.

Re-imagine your new year with Yrsa as she introduces her new book The How; an inspirational mix of poetry, meditations and heartfelt advice, and a lyrical call to discover your inner creativity. She explores how we can remove our filters, and see and feel more of who we really are behind the preconceived notions of propriety and manners we've accumulated with age. She will be joined by Nikita Gill.

You can purchase Yrsa Daley-Ward's book 'The How' from the British Library bookshop here, or borrow from your local library.

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Yrsa Daley-Ward

Writer

Yrsa Daley-Ward is a writer and poet of mixed Jamaican and Nigerian heritage and is the author of The How, bone, and The Terrible, the winner of the PEN Ackerley Prize. She splits her time between Brooklyn and London.

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Nikita Gill

Poet

Nikita Gill is a British-Indian poet, writer, and illustrator, born in Belfast. She has written and curated six volumes of poetry. Her seventh, 'Where Hope Comes From: Poems of Resilience, Healing, and Light' was released in February 2021. She has been described as one of the most successful 'Instapoets', sharing her work on social media to over 600,000 followers.

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