What makes a poet era-defining
Jade Cuttle is a nature writer from Yorkshire and a BBC New Generation Thinker, selected for her AHRC-funded PhD research into British Nature Poets of Colour at the University of Cambridge, supervised by Robert Macfarlane.
She writes a monthly column for The Observer as their poetry critic, following her Arts Commissioning Editor role at The Times, where she wrote and commissioned hundreds of interviews, reviews and features. Jade also presents BBC programs like Digging for Words, Sunday Features and regularly speaks on Front Row.
Her debut poetry collection is forthcoming from Faber in 2027. The manuscript explores her idea of "lyric silt", drawing on ancient connections between soil and self, and fueled by her passions for mudlarking and metal detecting. A multidisciplinary artist, Jade extends her poetic landscapes into limited-edition sculptural garments, accessories and clothes.
Jade is the inaugural writer-in-residence and exhibition curator at the new Museum of Writing in London, and writes historical fiction, inspired by her work as a professional historical re-enactor, where she is trained in using a spear, sword and axe for battle combat; one of Britain's first reenacting female warriors of colour.