A woman s experience of racism in west Dorset is the theme of a new poetry film. Writer and poet Louisa Adjoa Parker, who used to live in Lyme Regis, has made the short film. In it she reads her new piece Dear White West Country People. The poem was first written during the summer when the Black Lives Matter movement was spreading globally. The film was funded by the South West Creative Technology Network, which also funded the first phase of Louisa s Where are you really from? project, which tells the stories of black and Asian rural life. Louisa, who lived in Lyme Regis with her three children for nearly two decades, has made a name for herself through writing about rural racism and other forms of inequality. She writes poetry, fiction, articles, and ethnically diverse history, is a sought-after speaker and also works as an equality, diversity and inclusion consultant, providing training to various organisations. Her short story collection, Stay With Me, which include
A WOMAN S experience of racism in west Dorset is the theme of a new poetry film. Writer and poet Louisa Adjoa Parker, who used to live in Lyme Regis, has made the short film. In it she reads her new piece Dear White West Country People. The poem was first written during the summer when the Black Lives Matter movement was spreading globally. The film was funded by the South West Creative Technology Network, which also funded the first phase of Louisa s Where are you really from? project, which tells the stories of black and Asian rural life. Louisa, who lived in Lyme Regis with her three children for nearly two decades, has made a name for herself through writing about rural racism and other forms of inequality. She writes poetry, fiction, articles, and ethnically diverse history, is a sought-after speaker and also works as an equality, diversity and inclusion consultant, providing training to various organisations. Her short story collection, Stay With Me, which include