Foreign body - Shyllon, Charlotte

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Résumé :
A compilation of poems about racism in the workplace and in childhood, including winning entries from the first Black in White Poetry Competition This book is dedicated to all those who see and value the benefits of equality, diversity and inclusion, and who labour actively in whatever capacity within this field to help open the minds of those who are the reason why these poems have been written... ... a must read for anyone who wishes to understand the impact of racism, intentional or otherwise, through the words of those who experience it. Through the powerful poetry in this new book, you will vicariously experience what it means to be Black in a predominantly White world.Anna Kyprianou, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Middlesex University It was bittersweet to read through all the experiences the talented poets who submitted their work for Black in White's first ever poetry competition have had of racism and discrimination both inside and outside of the workplace.Tia Miles, poet, and Black in White Poetry Competition 2021 judge...

Biographie:
Charlotte Shyllon was raised a diplomat's daughter and lived in a 'privilege bubble', not knowingly impacted by racism until she entered the world of work. A former pharmacist and award-winning journalist, she has worked in the charity and corporate world for 30 years. Over the years, she encountered occasional incidents of racism and unconscious bias, and just accepted that these came with the territory. In 2020, after the murder of George Floyd, she wrote her first book of poems, Black in White, about some of these experiences. Inspired to continue to air stories about racism, in 2021 she launched an annual poetry competition to elicit poems about other people's experiences; she shares the winning and highly commended entries in a new poetry anthology every year, along with several of her own new poems. In addition to Black in White, Charlotte runs a communications and equality, diversity and inclusion consultancy. She is British, of Sierra Leonean parentage, and a proud mum of two.

Sommaire:
Charlotte Shyllon is the Founder & CEO of Black in White. A former journalist, Charlotte writes poems and articles encouraging the use of poetry to bring insight and illumination to important issues. In 2023, her poem 'What if diseases didn't destroy destinies?' was one of the 30 selected for display at the Battersea Arts Centre, London, and that inspired the People's Poem, penned by award-winning poet and author, Jaspreet Kaur. Charlotte also works as a consultant on communications and equality, diversity and inclusion programmes. She undertakes poetry readings and presentations on her experiences, and has served as a judge for EDI-related community and professional awards for the last 4 years....