Check out my poetry below

Writing rooted in memory, movement, and voice. On the page and in performance.

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Publications

My poetry appears in journals, anthologies, and special projects across the country.

•        “Poem at the beginning of the world #1” (Muzzle Magazine, Spring 2025 issue, April 2025)

•        “Annotations in case being widowed complicates the wedding” (Mobile Data Mag, June 2024)

•        “body in 3 parts”, “Summer in this Little Dark Age”, & “Ekphrastic after ‘Sugar Shack’ […]” (LAdige Review, California Poets, June 2024)

•        “Grown-up Elementary” (Debut chapbook. Nomadic Press. February 2023)

•        “Graduation Speech” (Gleams, Google art journal issue 1, December 2022)

•        “In Defense of Storm” & “Storm Curves Ghosts for Whitney Houston/ Intervention”
(Freezeray: Excelsior! - super hero anthology, September 2022)

•        “Ekphrastic after ‘Sugar Shack’ by Ernie Barnes, or &... I hope you like me’ cause i’m nervous” & “[No title] w/ a line from Gotye & Sabrina Carpenter” (The Shade Journal, Summer 2021)

•        “After the election, America explodes/into cheers” (Foglifter, Spring 2021)

•        “Black Extremists have a conversation with COINTELPRO”
(Youth Speaks Unified Anthology, November 2020)

•        “Marriage in Copper” (The Ana, issue three, August 2020)

•        “Case Study in Disrespecting Gender” (Auburn Avenue, the gender issue, April 2020)

•        “Discography” (Auburn Avenue, the gender issue, April 2020)

•        “Resources” (Mary: A journal of new writing, March 2019)

•        “Love finds me” (The Cerurove, issue 3, September 2018)

•        “Vocabulary for African American Studies” (The Cerurove, issue 3, September 2018)

Awards

My work has been recognized by literary fellowships, national competitions, and art institutions.

•        Outpost Fellowship. The Outpost Foundation. April 2025.

•        Rooted & Written 2024 Poetry Fellow. The Writers Grotto. 2024.

•        California Arts Council’s Individual Fellowship. California Arts Council. 2023.

•        Emerging Voices Fellow. PEN America. 2023.

•        “Penrose Poetry Prize” Finalist. Death Rattle Writers Festival. 2023.

•        “2022 Pink Poetry Prize” Semi-finalist. Great River Review. 2022.

•        “2022 Emerging Poet Prize” Longlist. Palette Poetry. 2022.

•        “Arts Research Center (ARC) Fellow. UC Berkeley. 2021

•        “Best of the Net” nominee. Death Rattle Writers Festival. 2021

•        “Best New Poets” nominee. Foglifter. 2021.

•        “Penrose Poetry Prize” Shortlist. Death Rattle Writers Festival. 2021.

•        Foglifter Youth Fellow. Foglifter. 2020.

•        “Bakanal de Afrique” fellowship. Afro Urban Society. 2020.

•        “Show us your spines” residency. RADAR productions. 2020.

•        “Best Writing as a Team” Accolade. ACUI. 2018.

•        Pride award. Cal Alumni Association UC Berkeley. 2018.

•        Leadership award. Cal Alumni Association UC Berkeley. 2017.

•        Fiat Lux Scholarship. UC Berkeley. 2014.

Features

Some places I’ve performed over the years.

•        Artist: Javad Jahi Soapbox stage. Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival. May 2025.

•        Community Voices: Poets Speak Series. Museum of African Diaspora. February 2024.

•        Spit in the Ocean, Episode 14. Lower Grand Radio. September 2023.

•        Sunday Music Drop. KQED. April 2023.

•        Acterra. Promise to Our Planet conference. March 2023.

•        Black Joy Parade. Diaspora Stage. February 2023

•        KALW 91.7FM “The Police Station Is On Fire” featured on air. February 2023.

•        KALW 91.7FM “Intro to Anatomy” featured on air. March 2022.

•        Strut “Black Love” show. February 2022.

•        Happy endings “Bad Beginning” show. February 2022.

•        Flash Readings Series. ARC (Arts Research Center UC Berkeley). April 2021.

•        The Oakland Slam. February 2021.

•        “Bakanal de Afrique” festival. Afro Urban Society. November 2020.

•        Santa Clara review. November 2020.

•        Oakland Slam “Black Artists Showcase”. July 2020.

•        Queer Bound LGBTQ+ Open Mic. June 2020.

•        The Racket reading series. May 2020.

•        Stanford open mic. March 2020.

•        The Root Slam. February 2020.

•        The Oakland Slam. February 2020.

•        Queer Mountain. February 2020.

•        Youth Speaks “Under 21 Open Mic”. January 2020.

•        Santa Cruz Word Church. January 2020.

•        Starry Plough Pub. September 2019.

•        UC Berkeley “Cal SLAM”. February 2019.

•        “Night of Ideas”. San Francisco Public Library & French Embassy. February 2019.

•        Voz Sin Tinta. December 2018.

•        Literary Speakeasy. November 2018.

•        CUPSI, College Union Poetry Slam Invitational, final stage. ACUI. April 2018.