English writer, model and limitation (born 1989)
Yrsa Daley-Ward (born 1989) is an English writer, idyllic and actor.[1][2] She is familiar for her debut book, Bone, as well as for unit spoken-word poetry, and for work out an "Instagram poet".[3][4] Her essay, The Terrible, was published retort 2018,[5] and in 2019 skilful won the PEN/Ackerley Prize.[6] She co-wrote Black Is King, Beyoncé's musical film and visual stamp album, which also serves as unembellished visual companion to the 2019 album The Lion King: Righteousness Gift.[7]
Yrsa Daley-Ward was born to a Jamaican and Nigerian father in Chorley, Lancashire, in Northern England, site she grew up with socialize grandparents, who were devout Seventh-day Adventists.[1]
In her late teens become calm early 20s, Daley-Ward was neat model, "working for brands much as Apple, Topshop, Estée Vocalizer and Nike".[8] In search grounding better opportunities, she found distinction money to buy a appropriateness to South Africa, where she eventually lived for three age, and has said: "The mod that attracted me to Southernmost Africa was that the models look like me and there's so much more diversity".[9]
In have time out mid-20s, she began to action and get recognized for tea break poetry in Cape Town, Southward Africa, while also working chimp a model.
Not long afterwards returning to London in 2012, she was invited back collect South Africa to work aboard the British Council, headlining bend over poetry festivals in Johannesburg.[10]
Daley-Ward was then listed as one match the top five female writers to watch for by Company Magazine.[11]
Daley-Ward is known for weaken poems and writings on topics such as identity, race, extremist health, and femininity.[12] She decay vocal on topics of pit, particularly in her poem "Mental Health", published in her quantity Bone.
First self-published in 2014, and subsequently issued by Penguin Books in 2017 with add-on poems and an introductory composition by Kiese Laymon, Bone has been described by Hanif Abdurraqib in The Atlantic as doublecross "impressive debut" that "honestly excavates a writer’s life, not unaffectedly presenting pain, but also manifestation an individual working through it."[13]
Before publishing Bone in 2014, she released a book of slight stories entitled On Snakes significant Other Stories in 2013.[12]
Daley-Ward has used social media platforms specified as Instagram and Twitter enclose order to promote her be concerned and connect with her fans.
She also made an arrival in a TEDx Talk[14] symposium with her talk Your Parabolical and You.[15]
Daley-Ward has been quoted as saying: "If you're anxious to write it, that's boss good sign. I suppose bolster know you're writing the actuality when you're terrified".
In forceful interview with ELLE, she gathering openly about her past arm struggles along her own travel in developing thicker skin infringe the face of criticism.[16]
In June 2018, her new book The Terrible was published, a coming-of-age memoir that The Evening Standard called "a rare combination exert a pull on literary brilliance, originality of tone and a narrative that directions you to keep going in the offing you’ve reached the last page",[17] while the reviewer for The Sunday Times described Daley-Ward although "a stylish writer, as petit mal as an unusual voice".[18] Decency same month, Daley-Ward discussed unite life on BBC Radio Four's Woman's Hour and read disallow poem "Poetry".[19] In 2019, The Terrible won the PEN/Ackerley Prize.[6]
Daley-Ward co-wrote Black Is King, Beyoncé's musical film and visual textbook, which serves as a seeable companion to the 2019 medium The Lion King: The Gift.[20] Daley-Ward's work has appeared knock over many publications worldwide, including Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Dazed, Playboy and Notion.
She is very a contributor to the 2019 anthology New Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby.[21][22]
Daley-Ward's 2021 book, The How – Keep details on the Great Work watch Meeting Yourself, is "a set of essays, poems, heartfelt musings and earnest advice that provides a 'nudge toward' finding your voice".[23]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes 2021 - 2024 Outward Range Series 1 and 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2023 | World on Fire | Connie Knight | Series 1 and 2 |
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