Selina Nwulu

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Selina Nwulu is a writer, poet and essayist with a commitment to social and climate justice.

Her debut collection, A Little Resurrection, was published in 2022 by Bloomsbury and her first chapbook, The Secrets I Let Slip was published in 2015 by Burning Eye Books. Both titles are Poetry Book Society recommendations.

She has been a voice for climate justice for over ten years, working with a number of grassroots charity and arts organisations, in both a creative and consultancy capacity, to strengthen narratives around the gaps between race, justice and the climate crisis. In 2019, she worked with Somerset House on a project around loneliness and climate change for their Earth Day Season, a project she is looking to expand.

Her poetry and essays have been widely published in a variety of journals, short films and anthologies including the critically acclaimed anthology New Daughters of Africa. She was Young Poet Laureate for London 2015–2016, an award that showcases literary talent across the capital, and she was shortlisted for the Brunel International African Poetry Prize 2019.

BOOKS

A Little Resurrection

A Little Resurrection is the debut full-length collection from acclaimed poet Selina Nwulu. In these reflections on being and Blackness, informed by empathy and intellectual curiosity, Nwulu melds the golden light of Senegal with the harsh winds of Yorkshire.

Currently Working On

  • Selina is currently working on several exciting projects