“I have to go back to base camp, nourish, recoup, regenerate… rest is important. That’s why I go back to the page. When I don’t, I notice a difference in my wellbeing”
Zena Edwards is an award-winning poet, performer and multidisciplinary collaborator.
Cooked in natural time
Zena Edwards remembers her school career advisor’s inability to make connections for her and looks forward to a future outside of the literary establishment.
Belonging and a sense of place
Conjuring images of bloodlines, trees and forests as metaphors for Caribbean homes.
Zena Edwards in conversation with Delon Jessop
Delon Jessop talks to Zena Edwards about poetry, performance and the embodiment of characters through movement.
Biography
Since graduating from Middlesex University and studying storytelling and performance at The London International School for Performing Arts, Zena has been a professional writer/performance poet, curator and creative project developer for over 27 years.
She is known as a renowned award-winning UK-based poet of African Caribbean British heritage, and she is also known as a multidisciplinary artist, at home collaborating with musicians, choreographers, environmentalists and visual artists.
