{prose & performance}
“Antidote to Midnight Grief” (2023) — slam poetry performance, Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards
“Such rhythms of care trained your feet to sweep / on the upswing, knees quick, legs slick and glinting / bright as the sun blackening you both. She wrung / that rope so that you might learn to leap..."
“...there is an inimitable essence of our existence that no one else can truly embody...With each unique expression of blackness I encounter, I find it amazing to witness such beautiful acts of revolution.”
“Black Magic Woman, pt. I & II” (2017) — spoken word performance, Emory University
“The statement that ‘black is beautiful’ is such a radical one, because implicit in so many other depictions of blackness is the idea that it is not. Resistance is found in every unapologetic act of self-expression: reveling in my culture, honoring my roots.”