Writing from the edges - creative nonfiction, poetry and performance

Hello, I’m Ysella, a writer, poet and performer based near Exeter in Devon.

My work is mostly about connection, to each other and the natural world, often exploring identity, belonging and things left unsaid.

You’ll find my creative nonfiction in journals like Caught by the River and Little Toller’s The Clearing and my poetry in journals like Spelt, Ink Sweat & Tears, Brittle Star, and Iamb. You can catch me reading out loud from-time-to-time across the glorious South West.

Alongside my writing practice, I also work with organisations and communities, on communications and creative projects that try to make the world a bit better.

I’m currently developing an Arts Council England–funded writing project exploring migration, ecology, land and belonging. You can read an essay connected to this in The Clearing.