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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020 - Creativity, travelling and searching for home with Catherine Lucktaylor
019 - Healing from trauma and grief through a connection with the land with Velda Thomas
018 - A lovely conversation with Avni Trivedi exploring bodywork, nature and wildness
017 - Language, place, nature and identity with Jessica J. Lee
016- Talking about Black Environmentalism with Shaira Begum
015 - An Open and Honest Conversation about Racism, Nature and Camping with Jola Olafimihan - part 2
014 - An Open and Honest Conversation about Racism, Nature and Camping with Jola Olafimihan - part 1
013- Writing on Leaves with Niveen Kassem
012- Swimcaps and hair and power with Sheree Mack
011 - Exploring the dark night of the soul and nature with Makeda Pennycooke
010- Talking about sexual reparenting and trauma with Betsy Perez
009 - Personal Narrative pt.3 with Sheree Mack
008 - An Intimate Conversation with Olwen Wilson about Visual Journaling and Claiming Joy
007- Reconnecting with Nature for Mental Health and Healing with Shirley-Anne Bingham
006 - Coming back: we’ve been building our power
005 - An intimate conversation with Hiranya de Alwis Jayasinghe exploring nature and spirituality
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