Yrsa Daley-Ward

Of Jamaican and Nigerian heritage and raised in northwest England, Yrsa Daley-Ward is a celebrated author, actor, award-winning memoirist, as well as the creator of the utter™, a poetic intelligence™ and brain wellness company.

Based in Los Angeles, she leads the bestselling Substack newsletter the utter, read weekly by tens of thousands for its lyrical reflections on creativity, attention, and survival in an overstimulated world. Her work sits at the intersection of poetry, science, and storytelling, building a new language for mental health and creative resilience. Whether on stage, on the page, or through the utter™, Yrsa is redefining what it means to use language as a technology for healing, brain regulation, and human connection.