bio
Cherise Lily Nana is a Ghanaian/Scottish-Australian writer & editor based on 'the island of the gods' — Bali. Cherise is a lover of all things myth and magic. She has a particular interest in archetypal symbolism and rites of passage within fairy tales, folklore and mythology, and how these maps can guide us through contemporary initiations and life transitions. Cherise has had essays published in Dumbo Feather, Paradiso, and CosmoMuse. Five Rivers is her first collection of poetry. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Art History) and a Graduate Diploma in Professional Writing, and has undertaken further studies in Creativity Coaching, Ceremony/Ritual & Rites of Passage, and Counselling/Creative Arts Therapy. When she's not writing, Cherise spends her time working as a senior editor for an oracle/tarot card publisher, reading children's literature, dancing to 80s funk, and becoming acquainted with tree-frog folk and the poles of the Indian ocean and Mount Agung. |