been sitting with this #TransTrumpMemo & trying to contextualize the implications beyond the cynicism of how bad it already is from “both sides” regarded basic human protections for Trans people. many public discourses around trans rights have centered & located access to privacy & or capacity to be fit members…

Since graduating college in 2014, I’ve navigated several avenues & projects trying to make sense of adult life & purpose. I am blessed to have a family & support system that has support my dreams in every way they are able & been patient with my navigation of the “real…

an erasure of the 2018 State of the Union Address

Interviews from this year! Was honored to be interviewed by these great people this year, please enjoy these lively conversations. From Nervous Poodle Poetry with Noor Hindi My poetic sensibility is to re-dress language, to set a scene, or perform a kind of illusion that ultimately reveals itself. I refuse…

My favorite pieces I’ve had published this year: Mannish Tongues, my debut collection dropped in Feb. Pick up your copy HERE.

I’m starting a blog-project called #stanzaRECAP where poets choose a show to create a series of episodic recap poems. Commitment: 2–3 Episode / Poem Minimum if you want to recap a show that’s no longer on, just submit 3 or more poems from the series run! if you are interested in recapping a show that isn’t back yet just let me know when it starts & being whenever. Email stanzarecap@gmail.com, if you wanna help out!

yo, first & foremost i didn’t plan to see the age 25. i didn’t have the vision for my life, honestly, past college & in the years since graduating have been indicative of the fumblings. still, i’m thankful for my mother & all of the people who poured into me…

My favorite pieces I’ve had published this year: yo, i’m v proud of the work i’ve been able to publish this year. gonna link my 10 faves below, no particular order. 1. The Impossible Outside (Or, A Zumbi’s Autopsy) The question of “Where is it safe to be Black & alive?” haunts the diaspora. If the answer remains…