SharenaLee

Sharena Lee is an Independent spoken word artist, and Poet from Bradford, West Yorkshire U.K Her work will be published by the Verve poetry press in autumn 2020. She is a very passionate poet who writes poetry about her own personal life, current environmental issues, social stigmas, homelessness, poverty, and discrimination. She speaks openly about her past and the struggles she had to endure. She found her voice and encourages others to find theirs through poetry and self-expression. She shares her love of spoken word through performance art and has contributed immensely over the past years, she is an influential, uplifting voice in Bradford, spreading her empathy and love of poetry in her local community. This also lead Sharena to be selected as a Bradford community champion. An education influencer. Sharena has been nominated for the British Indian awards, Media arts and culture and has recently been associated with The Verve Poetry Press, Chelping, Red Bull amaphiko, Film and Photographer Tim Smith and Balbir Dance, Kala Sangam (The artist takeover), Bradford Festival, Bradford Literature Festival, NHS, The South Square Arts Centre, Mend, Bradford Producing Hub, Saltaire Festival, Ilkley Lit festival, Bradford Libraries, Leeds Lieder, BBC Leeds, Drystone Radio, BBC Radio, BBC Radio 4, She has facilitated Spoken word events and has worked closely with schools delivering Poetry workshops.