Sandra Sealy

“I believe a writer is...the scribe-griot of his/her nation. S/he has the power to incite, ignite, excite, pacify, edify, motivate and eliminate others with the slash of a pen, click of a mouse or swipe of a finger. Though coloured by time, class, age, geography, childhood and other factors, a writer crystallises a slice of his/her society's culture, mores and its dark and light truths. A writer makes everything real.”
― Sandra Sealy

“What are we to do in this time? How do we function? How do we not completely lose it?

I choose to use my #pen
to cut open my shell
to release the pus
of pain and trauma
and loss
mixed with
sludge-like #ash.”
― Sandra Sealy, Chronicles Of A Seawoman: A Collection Of Poems

“She rises-
hips rippling
to a silent merengue
bearing sloshing vessels homeward,
a little water breaking the relief
of dust on her feet-
reflecting
how women seem
to grip the secret
of wringing
the blue cloth of sorrow
dry to make wine.

-Excerpt from Sandra Sealy's poem "Haitian Water Bearer" in "Chronicles Of A Seawoman: A Collection Of Poems”
― Sandra Sealy, Chronicles Of A Seawoman: A Collection Of Poems

“I'd tell anyone who wants to be a podcaster, the same thing others have recommended - find a niche you're passionate about and willing to be immersed in.”
― Sandra Sealy, Chronicles Of A Seawoman: A Collection Of Poems