Yrsa Daley-Ward is a writer, poet and actress of mixed Jamaican and Nigerian heritage.
Since publishing her first poetry collection, the widely beloved bone, Yrsa has been in a constant state of exciting creative output, which earns her continued critical acclaim. Her follow-up book, the lyrical memoir, The Terrible, garnered glowing praise and won her the prestigious PEN Ackerley Prize in 2019. Following that, she published The How, which NPR called 'a hopeful work of meditation and healing' and has been taught in women's prisons around the world.
Her Substack, The Utter, reaches tens of thousands weekly, exploring creation, connection, and what makes life worth living. She lives in Los Angeles.