“Two Earthlings” by John Brosio (2009) genuinely altered my perception of the world and wildlife, i think about it daily. two earthlings :<

Ten thousand dissertations all called “the American novel since 1945” reduced to a single sentence

“Desire / is the honest work of the body, / its engine, its wind. / It too must have its sails—wings / in this tiny mouth” —Jorie Graham

just remembered the lady in my screening of the color purple who loudly said “that’s not what this movie is about!” during the kissing scene and the other person who shouted “it’s in the book!”

sooooo… i have a song coming out THIS weekend 🙈 it would mean the world if you could help share 🫶🏽 FALL FOR YOU (01/07/2024) pre-save: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/ju…

Ok I’m punching my depression in the face and finally sending out poems 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾 wish me luck

Wow how many days late is this New Years post? Regardless, had to show my favorite blazer again.

Here is my new poem, “God is Dog Spelled Backwards,” out today with Poetry Northwest. Thank you for believing in me and my work.

To Me, My X-men

i think a poetry book can be any length. for me it’s really the width that matters. is it difficult to hold even with two hands, is the overall shape proportional and lovely, a bit unexpected even, does it curve slightly upward or to one side, in this essay i will

YES ART CREW. Look at the puppetry.

🚨To all my Black poets interested in getting a MFA, I'd love to sponsor the app fee for 2-3 candidates applying to Randolph College MFA for the upcoming summer residency. (June 22-July 1, 2024) Plus I’m open to discuss about my experience as a recent grad. DM Me. Apps open March 1st.

Really proud of this story. I spent a month interviewing Black and Palestinian-American activists who traveled to Palestine after Ferguson. Their work is quietly fueling today's historic resistance against Israel’s war on Gaza. motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

Am I gonna fly back to Chicago just to see the rat hole?

from Akeelah to media mogul to MOTHA 🔑 for @teenvogue’s first cover of 2024, i sat down with @kekepalmer. after a year that changed her life forever, the KeyTV founder is rewriting the rules of Hollywood, leveling up, and letting go of fear. ⤵️ tnvge.co/Z3uRo5m

Allow me to introduce you to one of the spookiest books I ever read as a child. I still think about it roughly once a year. At the time I was super into slasher stories, but this chilled me more.

thanks to everyone who's been sharing this poem this week ❤️