The Conversation: Selina Nwulu

(Tuesday 12th May 2026)

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Black Climates

The poet and essayist unpacks how climate change and environmental injustice disproportionately impact Black communities around the world — and why any conversation about the future of the planet must centre on those most affected. 

To want to ‘save the planet’, a person has to have a sense of belonging in it…

Selina is a former young poet laureate for London. Her work includes the chapbook, The Secrets I Let Slip, her debut poetry collection A Little Resurrection and the book of essays Black Climates: Notes on Race, Our Environment and Visions for Equitable Futures.

Chaired by Peter Florence.

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