KWhole Apoethecary Rescriptions — Rx #1

Image Credit: Chrysalis by Michael Kelly Williams Rx #1: Stopping my Fear of Pain 2020 was a year or letting go. I began the year sick physically and mentally. I probably had the virus and didn’t know it and I felt directionless. One of my low moments was collapsing on the floor because of leg […]

KWhole Apoethecary Rescriptions — Rx #0

Image Credit: Houston Conwill’s The Open Secret, 1986, MTA Permanent Art Welcome to 2021! The world continues to be in crisis, but in every crisis, there is opportunity. This year, I am starting a new series on my blog and in my general life called KWhole Apoethecary that explores health and wellness from a Black-centered, […]

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: Holy Clown Syllabus + Ark|Teks’ “Coding Your Cosmos” Workshop + New Patreon!

Hello Everyone! Sharing some news with you: 1 ) Holy Clown Syllabus Harlequin Creature, a small press on which I am a board member and editor, recently found out some of the problematic history of the Harlequin, akin to Blackface minstrelsy in the United States. After learning that, the founder of HC, Meghan Forbes, and […]

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: Inspirations for the Month

My creativity is inspired by various people, media, spaces, things, etc., that I have come across in my life. Therefore, I want to start a monthly series where I share some of what I have come across in hopes that it will inspire you too: 1 ) Episode 79: Art & the Importance Of Physical […]

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 […]