In conversation
Valerie Bloom in conversation with Trish Cooke
Talking about her passion for writing and the art of performance.
7th September, 2022
' I am Jamaican, and you are who you are because of your background, your language, your community… It all makes up who you are.'
Valerie Bloom
Valerie Bloom MBE is the author of several volumes of poetry for adults and children, picture books, pre-teen and teenage novels and stories for children.
Trish Cooke
Trish Cooke writes scripts for theatre, TV, film, radio and she also writes children’s books.
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