Courtney Conrad

Courtney Conrad is a Jamaican poet. She is a current member of Malika's Poetry Kitchen and the London Library Emerging Writers Programme. She is an alumna of the Obsidian Foundation, Roundhouse Poetry Collective, BBC Words First Scheme and Poet in the City Producer Programme.

She was the Roundhouse Slam 2018 runner-up and a BBC Fringe Slam finalist in 2019. She has competed internationally in Philadelphia at CUPSI 2018. Her poems have appeared in Bad Betty Press’ ‘Field Notes on Survival’ anthology, Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal, The White Review and The Lumiere Review with forthcoming poems in Anthropocene Poetry Journal and Anamot Press Anthology. She was shortlisted for The White Review Poet's Prize 2020 and Poetry London’s Mentoring Scheme and longlisted for the Rebecca Swift Women Poets’ Prize 2020 and The Rialto Nature and Place Poetry Competition.

She has been a featured poet at Glastonbury Festival, StAnza Scotland's International Poetry Festival, UKNA City Takeover Festival, Stay at Home Festival and Brainchild Festival. Her poetry explores the intersectional politics of race, religion, gender, sexuality and migration.

When Feelings Take Flight

I perform spoken word poetry about the politics of race, gender, class and immigration; as well as personal experiences with love, heartbreak and self-love.
Audience members may view my work as uplifting, emotive and thought-provoking. As for my performance, audience members will have an intimate feel and will feel as though I am speaking to them personally and like I have stolen a page out of their diaries as my work is very relatable to the experiences of Black women, women in general, a lover, a daughter, a friend

UKNA PROJECTS:

UKYA City Takeover: Nottingham 2019

UKNA City Takeover: Leicester 2022