Ronnie McGrath (aka ronsurreal)
Artist, writer and poet. Co-founder of Black Ark Media.

I am an artist, writer and poet, whose interest lies in the surreal, avant-garde, and the absurd. I have taught writing in a variety of traditional and non-traditional spaces, with all ages, reacquainting both the seasoned and the unseasoned writer with the power of their imagination. Put simply, I educate the imagination through a play with words and thus free the mind from the tyranny of convention.

Among many other things, my creative practice is informed by an exploration of the changing nature of Blackness in our postmodern times. I am open to facilitating writing workshops, collaborations, exhibitions and commissions. I believe strongly in the power of the arts to unite diverse communities and forge healthy relationships.

Find some of my work on my YouTube channel.

Black Ark Media aims to shed critical light on what it means to be Black and British in a time of perpetual change. We create events that bring communities together to share socially conscious art, literature, and films that allow people to have meaningful conversations about race, culture, and identity. Among other things, we take our inspiration from the activism of musicians such as the great Sun Ra, Lee Scratch Perry, and Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Further inspiration comes from writers such as James Baldwin, Cornel West, Bell Hooks, Claudia Jones, and Stuart Hall, to mention but a few.

https://blackarkmedia.org/