Marva Jackson Lord, a Canadian-Jamaican artist based in the Brecon Beacons in Wales. A writer and digital creator whose work across poetry, sound and digital media explores landscape and fantastical narratives. Her work is rooted in an extensive background in community radio, where radio becomes an audio collage with music, found and archival sound, poetry and storytelling. Her visual works Ecosystem and Meditation on Multilingualism, reflect on voice, language and the realities of being a Black woman living in rural Wales. Commissioned by Peak and Pegwn, these works trace linked histories and colonial legacies, a long-term exploration of language, emotional memory and a deep personal connection with the land. Currently working on a collection of poetry and a series of digital art pieces exploring the construction of Black people imagined in digital space.

She shares her love of poetry, philosophy, vintage imagery, experimental music and visual art with surrealist/futurist fascinations.

Over a number of years, she has produced live music, film, theatre and poetry events in and around Hay-on-Wye including the first Powys Black History Month events in 2004 and 2005. Currently she is working on completing her first full length poetry book, a series of digital creations and a song origin project. Photos feature the artist's wilderness galore. 

Vocals, Photos & Words / Marva Jackson Lord