Angel Park

My first book of poetry, ANGEL PARK, is out this week! I wrote a little bit about this in English Kills Review. Here is a little snippet: You see, once other people get their hands my book, it will belong to them. Yeah I know, that is the goal, but I spent so much time […]

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Rye Playland

Favorite Places In The World  – #RP002: Playland aka Rye Playland  aka Playland Amusement Park aka the Inner-city kid’s Disney. Rye, New York. (est. 1928).   I have so many fond memories of this place. Here are a shortlist of them: The #dragoncoaster!!!! My EPIC Reenactments (mostly in my head…MOSTLY) of Mariah Carey’s Fantasy video over and over. Think flirty […]

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NEPANTLA!

Nepantla: A Journal Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color is an intentional community space. Our mission is to nurture, celebrate, and preserve diversity within the queer poetry community. Through this journal, we are attempting to center the lives and experiences of QPOC in contemporary America. Thus, we view the journal (and our reading series) as […]

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***feminism

Feminism is not about making all women the same. Nor is it a means for imposing silence upon people that express themselves in ways that we do not agree with. Feminism is a tool we need in order to enact change in ourselves. ‪#‎agency‬ ‪#‎iWOKEupLIKEthis‬ #beyonce #feminism #feminist #***flawless #B #azealia banks

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