Book Launch of anthology ” Black Fire This Time” at Hoboken Library, July 30, 2022

Thrilled to share some pictures from yesterday's book launch of the historic anthology " Black Fire This Time" by Willow Books at the Hoboken Public Library It was an absolute honor and blessing to read alongside Quincy Troupe, Margaret Porter Troupe , Keisha-Gaye Anderson,and Raymond Nat Turner Immensely thankful to the Librarian, Ethan Galvin for …

Honorable Mention for my poetry collection “My Body Lives Like a Threat”in the 2022 New York Book Festival

I'm thrilled to share the news that my debut full-length poetry collection "My Body Lives Like a Threat" has received an honorable mention in the poetry section of the 2022 New York Book Festival. The book has been released this year in January and published by FlowerSong Press.  The book has also been a finalist in …

Kaveh Akbar, Terrance Hayes, and Naomi Shihab Nye added to the Life in Quarantine Project(LiQ), Stanford University

I'm thrilled to share that the esteemed poets Kaveh Akbar and Terrance Hayes have agreed and have provided the submissions for the "Words in Quarantine" archive for the Liq Project by CESTA, Stanford university..I met them last year during my event at the New York Poetry Festival and they were headlining the festival. I explained the …

Poetry published in Editorial Anthology “Brownstone Poets Anthology 2022”

I'm extremely excited to share the new edition of the BrownstonePoets Anthology 2022.  In addition to being a contributor to this brilliant and gorgeous anthology, I am also one of the Associate editors this year. Honored to share the editorial space with Karen Neuberg and Carrie Magness Radna. I'm really thankful to Editor Chief and …

Press Mention in NJ.com for the book launch at the Hoboken Library for the anthology “Black Fire This Time” by Willow Books.

I'm thrilled to share the press mention of the upcoming book launch for the anthology "Black Fire This Time" edited by Dr. Kim McMillon and co-edited by Kofi Antwi. The event has been scheduled for July 30, 2022, at the Hoboken Library Large Programming Room. I'm deeply thankful to David Mosca of Jersey Journal for …

Selected for the Juried Arts Festival “Spoken Word Competition 2022” by NY-based The Artists Forum

I'm beyond thrilled to share the news that I have been invited as one of the judges for the Spoken Word Competition 2022 hosted by NY based, The Artist Forum.  I'm immensely grateful to the Founder and Director, Amos V White for giving me the opportunity. The completion is currently open for submissions and you …

Book Launch for the anthology “Black Fire This Time” at the Hoboken Library, July 30, 2022, 2pm EDT

I'm thrilled to be part of the book launch of the historic anthology " Black Fire This Time" edited by Dr. Kim Mcmillon and co-edited by Kofi Antawi and published by Willow Books. The anthology celebrates the 60 years of the Black Arts Movement. It's my absolute privilege and honor to share the space with …

Poetry Workshop with Matt Sedillo for Mt San Antonio College., California, July 16, 2022 10am -11:30 am PST

I'm excited to share the details about the poetry workshop I will be doing with Matt Sedillo for Mt San Antonio College, California. Immensely grateful to Profession Lloyd Aquino, Director for the Writing Workshop series " Culturama" for giving me the opportunity. If you are interested in joining the workshop below is the link for …

List of publications/press mentions/events for the month of June 2022

As we are entering the second half of this year, I’m mostly done with my bunch of #booktour events. June has been more about slowing down and finishing almost 40 events of my book tour. The highlight of the month has been the selection of my #poetrycollection as one of the six #finalists in the …

“Archived on the Moon” seal on “The Medusa Project” anthology

I'm thrilled to receive the official seal "Archived on the Moon" as part of the LunarCodex Project. The Medusa Project anthology, by UK-based MookyChick Press, has been chosen as a digital payload to be sent to the moon in 2023 as part of the "Polaris Collection" in collaboration with Astrobotics and NASA/SpaceX. I'm immensely grateful …