KWhole Apoethecary Rescriptions — Rx #9

Rx #9: Workshops! This month I am take some time for my own care after a busy April, so I want to share a couple of workshops I led last month for the Queens Public Library. Somagraphy: Writing the Body Muditations: Tending to Our Poetic Gardens Enjoy and let me know what you think! I […]

The M(N)STRY: “How Can You See in the Dark? Part II”

Yesterday, I went to two online events that inspired the poem below. First, my friend Yasmine invited me to a Nichiren Buddhism conference and then I attended Betty’s Daughter Arts Collaborative’s black/water: The Digital Ceremony. As you know, sound, wordplay and etymology are part of my spiritual and poetic practice, so watching both, certain words […]

Moving on the Wires: Inspirations for This Month

Here are some of my Creative inspirations from the past month: Leaf Global Arts! Literary Showcase #2: Because Love is and act of Courage Featured poets: Ronald Benjamin, Roger Bonair-Agard, Attillah Springer, Lynne Procope, and Thuli Zuma. Hosted by Lynne Procope and James Navé.

The M(N)STRY: Poems from Unsettling the Wor(l)d

Currently I am participating in a workshop with poet and activist Joey De Jesus, Unsettling the Wor(l)d from The Liminal Lab. I wanted to share the poems I crafted from their prompts, especially since I wrote them during this stressful week. I hope you are feeling a bit lighter today! Image Credit: dejesus2020.com Neon Arts […]

Moving on the Wires: Jam Journal + Magic Zigns & Vision Binders

I am pleased to announced that one of my projects for this year, Jam Journal, will launch in a couple of weeks! Jam Journal is a literary platform for innovative and experimental writing and text-based art under the umbrella of my Southeast Queens based project, J. Expressions. The first issue will feature work from a […]

Moving on the Wires: Ark|Teks, New Chapbook & Other News

Hello everyone! I want to share some of the exciting work I have been doing this year and work that will be coming soon! First, I am currently leading an online workshop series called Ark|Teks, which looks at experimental poetics. The previous workshops have been “Finding the Self in Font,” “Reconstruction: A Speculative Revisioning of America,” […]

THE M(N)STRY: THOUGHTS ON THE MEANING OF WAKANDA

After the transition of Chadwick Boseman, my thoughts returned to Black Panther and previous research I did into the meaning of the name Wakanda. If you know anything about my writing process, etymology plays a big part of the work I do. Going back to that research (I came up with several theories including the […]

The M(N)STRY: Time Camp Poems

During the past two Sundays, I participated in Black Quantum Futurism’s Time Camp 004 and it was a deeply rich experience that I will continue to reflect on going into the future. In the meantime, here are four poems that I wrote during some of the workshops: (Above image credit: Space-Time Collapse I – BQF Collective) […]

Moving on the Wires: Happy New Year + Submissions Call for Poetry Anthology

Happy New Year everyone! With a new year comes new possibilities! I am moving forward with an idea I had last year for a poetry collection called Baby Suggs and a Purple Butterfly. Originally it was supposed to be a smaller, online poetry collection, but I have decided to expand it into a full-length anthology. […]

The M(N)STRY: “A File Ka” Online Chapbook

Today is All Saints Day, the morning after Halloween. I woke up inspired to write some poetry and below are drafts of the poems that resulted. I will eventually turn this into a chapbook, A File Ka for purchase. (Feature art by James C. Lewis) Orishanal NGLS In vent the wor d I’m bent […]