Ossify - poem by Jeda Pearl

Jeda reading an early version of her poem, Ossify. Copyright © 2023 Jeda Pearl
Website: jedapearl.com
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ID: Head and shoulders video of Jeda Pearl, a woman with shoulder-length brown curly hair and light-brown skin, wearing a golden sparkly jumper.
Bio: Jeda Pearl is a Scottish Jamaican poet and SFF writer based in Scotland. In 2022, she was shortlisted for the Sky Arts RSL Award and longlisted for the Women Poets’ Prize. Her poems and stories appear in art installations and anthologies from New Writing Scotland, Shoreline of Infinity, Tapsalteerie, Luna Press and Stewed Rhubarb. Her debut poetry collection, Time Cleaves Itself, is published by Peepal Tree Press. @JedaPearl