Zakiya McKenzie, one of the first writers in the forest for the Forestry Commission, talks with Sheree Mack, The Earth Sea Love Podcast's host about:
Bio:
Zakiya McKenzie is a PhD candidate with the Leverhulme Trust-supported Caribbean Literary Heritage project at the University of Exeter researching Black British journalism in the post-war period. Zakiya is a writer and storyteller and was the 2019 writer-in-residence for Forestry England during its centenary year. In Bristol, she was 2017 Black and Green Ambassador and is a volunteer at Ujima Community Radio station. She regularly leads nature, art and writing workshops, including one on Caribbean storytelling for primary schools. Her work has featured at the Cabot Institute for the Environment at the University of Bristol, the Institute for Modern Languages Research at the University of London, the Hepworth Wakefield Gallery, the Free Word Centre, at Cheltenham Literature Festival, on BBC’s Woman’s Hour, Farming Today and Inside Out West. She has written for Smallwoods Magazine, the Willowherb Review and BBC Wildlife Magazine.
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044- Decolonising Anthropology with Jordan Mullard
043- Writing Nature for Healing with Dalbinder Kular
042 - For The Love of Food with Claire Ratinon
041 - The Quest of City Girl in Nature aka Kwesia X
040- COP26 Coalition with Shaira Begum
039 - Blended with Velda Thomas, Mammy Part 3 and 4
038 - Blended with Velda Thomas, Mammy Part 1 and 2
037 - Blended with Velda Thomas, In Service
Season 3 - Trailer (036)
035 - Diversity Through Adventures with Pammy Johal
034- The Journey of Holistic Sustainability with Grace Hull
032 - Outdoor Experiences with Tammy Shakur
031- Education, Writing and Connection with Sarah Hussain
030 - Collaborative Walking with Cherelle Harding
029- Sharing Nature Connections Across A Younger Generation With Amina Smith-Gul
028 - To connect with birds, do we need to know their names?
027 - Working to include All The Elements in the Great Outdoors with Soraya Abdel-Hadi
026 - Trying to find the ways to talk about nature, environment and race with Joanna Henry
025- Herbalism and Ancient Medicine with Rasheeqa Ahmad
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