Sorry (for Rhonda)
Music by Gabriel Walker
Julie Easley is a working-class poet from Saltburn in the UK, host/organiser of DiVerse poetry, an active member of Tees Women Poets, a twice commissioned Deranged Poetess and an Apple and Snakes BlackBox performance poet. She is widely travelled, and her writing is heavily influenced by years of extensive travelling in remote communities, and focuses on racism, colonialism, gender equality, abuse and mental health.
Her most recent commissions were for Changing Relations, exploring gender equality and healthy relationships, and Darlington Pride Weekender, for performed poems celebrating Pride.
She has performed widely in the UK and internationally at Turku Poetry Festival, Finland and Tartu Poetry Festival, Estonia.
Julie is published or due to be published in several Anthologies from Ek Zuban Press, Kirjastus Luul, Slice of the Moon books, Dreich magazine, Versification Zine, StepAway magazine, Versification, and Stone of Madness Press. (Photo by Kev Howard.)