Sonia Burns

Sonia is a Derby and Nottingham based poet, performer, workshop facilitator and community worker. Her debut chapbook Umbra:philia was published by the Derbyshire based Bearded Badger Publishing Company in November 2021 with the support of Arts Council funding.

Sonia is a member of several poetry collective and hosts the Poetry Praise Sandwich event at Yada in Derby with Camille McCawley. Sonia was a Word Walk Lead Writer for Nottingham Poetry Festival in May 2022. She has featured and performed at numerous events and her work has featured on BBC Radio Derby and on several podcasts, been published in anthologies and magazines and even set to music.