- Dierdra Wheatley, Poet
Dierdra Wheatley is a creative spirit born on the island of Tortola in the Virgin Islands. She is an artist who understands that there is power in the spoken, written and sung word and is careful to nurture those blooms as the opportunities arise. Daughter of Macfred Wheatley and the late great Virgin Islands poet Sheila Hyndman; and sister to Denesha Wheatley-Jennings an award wining poet, Dierdra feels story-telling is in her blood. She is the recipient of the 2020 Cedar Tree Press Award for Best Short Story and winner of UNESCO’s 2024 World Poetry Day Competition.