Kimberly WilliamsinANMLYBecome the Poet Laureate of Your BlvdA few years, I went to a John Murillo poetry reading and workshop where his reading of Up Jumps the Boogie stuck to my bones. However, his…Jul 25, 2017Jul 25, 2017
Kimberly WilliamsinANMLYThe Lion KingIn “Pump, Plié, Jump,” Cornelius Jones reclaims his muscles, vanity and love after a HIV-positive diagnosis. When he performs the piece, he…May 16, 2017May 16, 2017
Kimberly WilliamsinANMLYWhere have all the Cowboys Gone?I come from the South/I followed the routeJan 16, 2017Jan 16, 2017
Kimberly WilliamsinANMLYShapeshifting in the Classroom: An Interview with Cynthia Hogue on Poetry, Race and PrivilegeIn this darkness, I have been re-imagining what it means to live as a black being. Blood has become the landscape as the days shorten to…Oct 21, 2016Oct 21, 2016
Kimberly WilliamsinANMLYBe In Love and Be Forever Angry: Links/Resources for CopingYou are grieving in places you thought nerves didn’t grow. Your eyes are maroon from the glare of blue and red police lights.Jul 15, 20161Jul 15, 20161
Kimberly WilliamsinANMLYThe Poem Believes that #Black Lives MatterThe revolution is being televised and that’s not enough. When Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi tweeted: “#Black Lives…Jun 23, 2016Jun 23, 2016