I’ll be reading alongside Megan Stockton at the amazing Motor Signal series presented by Literary Detroit.

The event takes place at Signal-Return in Eastern Market on Wednesday, April 25 from 7pm to 9pm. There’s a small suggested donation at the door.

Excited to join the roster of the East Side Reading Series alongside Michael Ferro, Joy Gaines-Friedler, Monica Rico, Claire Weiner, and Willie Williams.

The event will take place Saturday, April 21 from 3 PM to 5 PM at Pages Bookshop, located at 19560 Grand River in the Grandmont-Rosedale neighborhood.

Thank you to Deluge Journal for including my poem in their 5-year anniversary issue. Stick around for poems from Hajjar Baban as well!

Read my poem, here.

I’m excited to announce a new poem of mine has been published by the good folks at TriQuarterly. Excited for it to find a home alongside some amazing other writers including United States Poet Laureate, Tracy K. Smith.

Read my poem, here.

Last weekend, ten of Detroit’s most celebrated young emcees competed for city supremacy at the Detroit Institute of Arts. This program was one of my last public events with the organization before transitioning into an administrative role.

Check out this great recap video from Sacramento Knoxx, featuring co-host Benjamin Turner:

Thanks to the good folks at Model D Media for this great feature on the snapshot of arts programs available to Detroit teens.

Model D: “You can’t just talk about race anywhere”: Detroit youth explore race through the arts

Photo by Nick Hagen

I had a great time performing alongside these amazing young writers as part of Citywide Poets‘ first installment of the First Draft Open Mic series. I performed all new work and was moved by the power of the room. Check out some photos below:

To learn more about Citywide Poets, visit their website.