“Poetry can be a home for your thoughts and feelings, and a place you can invite guests into.”
– J M Whyne, Sept. 2024 –
I am a poet with roots in London, Jamaica, and Indonesia. My poetry explores identity, social justice, and human experience. My practice includes page and spoken word poetry. I have two poetry collections: In Conversation (2022) and Say It with a Haiku (2024).
Poem – Portrait of a Poet | Photo taken at FLO Vortex | London, 29 May 2024
‘Known By Our Acts’
Here’s an example of my page poetry. This was my first attempt at a Sestina and the first time I shared it with an audience–fitting to have done so at a Scratch Night, organised by London-based poet and all-round Creative, The Metaphorest
Haiku
From today’s ashes: thankfulness. A daily act of resistance.
Daily Haiku No. 68, 23 November, J M Whyne
As part of my creative practice and for fun, I like to explore different poetic forms. I previously committed to a daily act of creativity in the form of a daily haiku. You can find out more about it and see some of my Haiku here.
Spoken Word
Poets be poeting like lungs taking in air…
Opening line of ‘Portrait of a Poet’
Watch my poet reel and get a taste of my spoken word. Enjoy full-length recordings via my YouTube poetry/spoken word playlist to and subscribe to keep up-to-date on anything new. While there, you can also check out Thursday Thoughts – my weekly musings and motivation.
I’ve performed at venues across London and further afield. I have been a two-time runner-up at Ubud Writers & Readers Festival Poetry Slam. I have poems featured in, The Poetry Archive Now Worldview 2021 Winners collection, ‘Coffee & Contemplation: a taste of empowerment’ (2020), Coffee People Zine, Issue 10 (2020), All My Relations, Vol. 5, Talbot-Heindl (2023) and ‘Her locks unveiled: poems from the Black in White poetry competition’ (2023).
Let’s Connect
- Contact me about features, commissions, collaborations and workshops.
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- @jjsmuse (Instagram), JJsMuse (Facebook), @janichay (Youtube), Janice Whyne (LI)