In Today's episode, Tolu Agbelusi speaks with poet, educator, psychotherapist and authour of poetry collection Inheritance, Jasmine Cooray. This expansive conversation delves into unlearning silence as goodness in womnahood, alopecia, learning to own yourself, and what it means to choose life on a daily basis. And Yes, I do get Jasmine to read one of her poems.

You can and should buy yourself a copy of her book here:

Inheritance

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In today's episode, Tolu Agbelusi speaks to Edwige Dro - translator and founder of 1949 Library of women's writings from Africa and the Black world.

This conversation wanders through the many ways we find to ourselves and the joys and reality of accepting all that you are.

Links to Edwige's work:
1949 Library
Website

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This is the Season 2 teaser - host Tolu Agbelusi has woven a spoken word poem out of some of the memorable conversations of season 1 which she reads here.

Mention is made of 2 poetry workshops which Tolu is running online in March 2024 - called Exploring the other Story and Writing Trauma. If these interest you, head over to www.toluagbelusi.com/shop

Conversation 1 will be back on 31 March

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The music for Unlearning Strongwoman is created by Shade Joseph
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