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I thought she was just going to disappear. That&#8217;s where the book came out as Hidden Pearls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1088\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-12-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78303\" style=\"width:577px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-12-edited.jpeg 1088w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-12-edited-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-12-edited-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1088px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ms Janet Walker compiled her mother&#8217;s poetry collection to share it with the world<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Carmen Franklin, Mrs Walker&#8217;s former mentor, was also honoured throughout the night for how she motivated her late mentee to write and express herself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrs Franklin is a former college English teacher who taught Mertell in the writing classes at the community centre.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cMertell was the chair of our ladies&#8217; group. She brought inspiration, not just by the way she did her poetry and her plays, but the way she handled the women in the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Her encouragement, her smiles and laughter &#8211; she brought a lot to the group.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrs Franklin hopes that more British Black women will be inspired to share their own stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1285\" height=\"964\" src=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-13-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78302\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3329959001872753;width:576px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-13-edited.jpeg 1285w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-13-edited-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-13-edited-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-13-edited-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1285px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mrs Carmen Franklin, who mentored the late Mertell Walker <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The SADACCA centre opened in 1986, and has been a hub for the Caribbean community in Sheffield ever since.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lyn Bent, a member of the SADACCA women\u2019s group, said her fondest memory was being a part of the Washer Women play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The play centred around six women washing clothes by the river, celebrating the women who support each other in their day-to-day lives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Bent said: &#8220;This talent has been hidden, so this is exposing it so that everybody can see this wonderful lady who is so blessed.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1000157065-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78304\" style=\"width:258px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A poster from the event that shows the poetry book and the late Mertell Walker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Guest speaker Carl Case, director of operations at Cultural Appropriate Resources, recalled his experience arriving in Sheffield in the 90s and being a part of the early days of SADACCA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Case compared the late Mertell to Louise Bennett, a renowned Jamaican poet, who wrote poetry in patois, recording her cultural heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Mr Case said: \u201cA cultural queen, a poetic pioneer, and a voice of the people. Mrs Walker was instrumental in preserving and passing on Caribbean folk tales, traditional songs, and cultural narratives to the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hidden Pearls book is available for purchase online at the Conscious Dreams Bookshop: <a href=\"https:\/\/consciousdreamsbookshop.com\/products\/hidden-pearls\">https:\/\/consciousdreamsbookshop.com\/products\/hidden-pearls<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A community has gathered to celebrate the life of a &#8220;poetic pioneer&#8221;, sharing the handwritten collection compiled by her daughters in her honour.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":274,"featured_media":78301,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-top-story"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Life of cherished Sheffield community leader celebrated through launch of her poetry collection - Sheffield Wire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A community gathered to celebrate the life of their former chair sharing the handwritten poetry collection compiled by her daughters in her honour. 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