"Poet. Cultural worker. Storyteller."

In darkness—

from grunts

and groans

we formed language:

symphonies of syllables

and tongue waltzes

bonded

on cave walls

beneath faint torchlight.

 

We wrote liturgies,

mapped the body

systems

traced the stars

petting fire

to the corners of the earth,

clearing its pastures.

 

Can't you hear it—

the good news?

It licks its lips

in your ears,

seeking surrender.

 

Hush,

fire is catching.

 

Let the world

be warmed by the sway

of the flames.

 

Let its ignition

climb to the peaks

of our hiding places—

resounding.

 

·      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)

·      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)