Works
Fire is Catching
In darkness—
from grunts and
groans
we formed language
bonded by palm
at Lascaux
beneath faint torchlight.
We wrote liturgies,
mapped the body
systems,
traced the stars
licking at the backs
of our necks
with the good news
of our tongues.
Can't you hear it?
Fire is catching.
It raises its finger
to your knelt chin.
Take this.
Let the world be warmed
by the sway of the flames
Burn—
until we are all that dares
to remain.
Publications
· Breakbread Magazine – "Don't You Ever Renege in Spades" (Fall 2022)
· Obsidian: Literature and Arts in the African Diaspora – "Superstitions" (Spring 2023), "Tooth Fairy" (Fall 2024)
· Invisible City Literary Journal – "We Don't Often Talk About Fathers" (Spring 2023)
· The Elevation Review – "And Suddenly, Life Was Beautiful," "Untitled," "Done for Love" (Spring & Fall 2023)
· BLF Press – "Recently" (Spring 2023)
· Timberline Review – "I've Never Wanted to Be a Man" (Spring 2023)
· Assignment Literary Magazine – "Nana Was an Economist" (Spring 2023)
· Dipity Literary Magazine – "Autumn" (Winter 2023)
· Spoken Black Girl Magazine – "Mom's Unmade Bed" (Spring 2024)
· Quillkeepers Press – "Sometimes" (Spring 2024)
· Zoeglossia- "Freshman Year" (Spring 2024)
· Bronze Bird Books – "3rd Year" (Summer 2024)
· Poets Choice- "Clouds Gazed" (Fall 2024)
· Phil Lit Journal – "Even Now" (Fall 2025) "We Praise the Beloved" (Winter 2025) "Honey" (Summer 2026)
· Heartwood Literary Magazine – "Tenderness" and "In the Sun" (Fall 2025)
· Sheila-Na-Gig- "Wild Ones" and "Red Roses" (Winter 2025)
· The Anthenaeum Press- "My Dearest" (Winter 2025)