Janice M Whyne

Intentionality, creates opportunity for creativity…

Who Am I

“Poetry can be a home for your thoughts and feelings, and a place you can invite guests into.”

– J M Whyne, Sept. 2024 –

Janice Whyne––born in London, rooted in her Jamaican heritage, and deeply connected to Indonesia, where she lived for a decade. Her poetry explores identity, social justice, and human experience.

Poet

Her practice includes page and spoken word poetry. Her spoken word pieces often tackle critical social issues, confronting them head-on. The murder of George Floyd, the strip search of Child Q, and the ongoing oppression across the globe compel her to put pen to paper.

Performance Highlights:

Writer

She’s published two poetry collections. These include In Conversation, (2022, audiobook 2023) and Say It with a Haiku (2024). The latter emerged from her commitment to writing a daily haiku. Her poem, ‘Sitting with Amazing’, is part of the Poetry Archive Now Wordview 2021 Winners’ collection.

Publication Highlights (most recent first): 

Creative Facilitator

Beyond performance, Janice extends her creative practice as a workshop facilitator. She also offers community-based poetry for well-being sessions. She’s provided sessions for Cancer Black Care and Spitalfields Crypt Trust. You can watch a glimpse of the CBC workshop here and a glimpse of the SCT workshop here.

Get in Touch

If you’d like to book a poet for your event, please fill out the contact form. including as much detail as possible, and I will be in touch as soon as possible.

I also run poetry workshops and am available for collaborations, commissions, voice-over and narration work. If you’d like to book me for any of these services, please fill out the contact form.

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