Jasmine reads from her new poetry collection 'Inheritance' published by Bad Betty Press. We had a deep and inspiring conversation about the role writing and reading played in her life as a child and teenager. She talks about her work as a psychotherapist and why she sees the sessions she has with her clients as a freeform improvised poem.

Jasmine reads some beautiful poems from her book, and talks about her current daily poetry practice and how it relates to play.  

Bio:

Jasmine Cooray is a poet, psychotherapist and facilitator. After spending her 20s oversharing on London’s poetry circuit, she had the opportunity to deliver creative writing projects for The Barbican, The Southbank Centre, First Story, the National Literacy Trust and Arvon. She has also been a WOW Festival speaker, BBC Performing Arts Fellow, and Writer-in-Residence at the National University of Singapore. Her debut poetry collection ‘Inheritance’ was published with Bad Betty Press in November 2023 and received a Poetry Book Society Recommendation.

You can find Jasmine on instagram

Inheritance can be bought from:

Bad Betty Press

Poetry Book Society

Waterstones

Show host - Naomi Woddis

Music and production : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg

Destiny shares their poetry, their experience of being a model, a poet, and their non-binary identity. We share mental health toolkits and more. 

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Show host - Alba Frederick 

Music and production : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg

Novelist Ronali Collings talks about her new book ‘Love and Other Dramas’.

We talk about the inspiration for the novel - development of character, the value and enjoyment to be gleaned from commercial fiction. Ronali talks about the changes in her life that led to her becoming a published writer and discussed why as a women of colour it is so important to tell multiple stories rather than stick to one perceived and narrow narrative. We also chatted about building confidence and the ability to take constructive constriction to better our work. 

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Ronali on Instagram 

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Fertility treatment

Show host - Naomi Woddis

Music and production : Gavin O’Brien - Citóg