Cherry Natural - Poet (Live)

Meet Cherry Natural, Jamaicas top reggae female poet.

Everyone knows her as Cherry Natural but her given name is Marcia Wedderburn Inspired by Jamaicas own legendary folklorist, poet, actress, author, Louise Bennett , Cherry Natural has been entertaining and using her work to educate people from all over the world for almost 20-years. It all started when Cherry was 12. Using Miss Lous works on which to hinge her own style of writing , she penned a poem called Time Hard which won favour with both her teacher and classmates.
From that time until now, Cherry Natural has done nothing but write and perform her poems. Her collection of poems to date is somewhere in the region of 3000.

Her poems reflect her militancy, her ability to use her art to heal, liberate, and motivate. She gets her fulfilment from the changes her works bring about among women who are still among the most oppressed and suffer from low self esteem. But she also writes to motivate men and children. In fact, she writes to motivate the human race because as Cherry Natural puts it herself, her greatest joy in life is to see people enjoying life and the privileges that come with living.

While her emphasis is on live performances, Cherry Natural has to date published two books of her poetry, the first in 1989 titled, 'Come Mek we Reason and in 2002, Earth Woman. Her debut album also titled Earth Woman was released in 1999. She also performs with her daughter. Little Natural who though not so little anymore, has been strongly influenced by her mothers teachings.

Cherry Natural is ready to take her message to the world and especially to young people. Since 1990, she has been touring and delivering her message through her poetry. She has been to the US, Canada, the UK and the Caribbean. "I feel there is a whole world out there waiting to hear Cherry Natural and Im ready to take on that challenge", she says. I want to go to the Universities, Colleges, prisons, hospitals, poetry festivals anywhere and everywhere, to bring poetry therapy to people who need to be inspired and motivated.

Cherry Natural has performed at the Poetry Festivals in Toronto, Canada, Beloit College in Chicago, Howard University, Poetry Circle in Los Angeles, California, the Lotus Festival in Indiana, Reggae Soca awards, in Florida, the Chicago World Music Festival, Indiana University.

PhD candidates have used her work as the major part of their thesis and have travelled to Jamaica to meet this little woman with the big voice.

Cherry Natural is ready to take on the World!"

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