Influences

https://youtu.be/FMLWXsV0E-M Rod Serling https://youtube.com/watch?v=NPcyTyilmYY&feature=share Alanis Morissette https://youtu.be/s3Wp_C0AHKk Simon & Garfunkel https://youtu.be/F2JvdcbkgtY Lawrence Ferlinghetti https://youtu.be/oDMYZncwBvk Saul Williams https://youtu.be/LFbE8RBhSDw Suheir Hammad https://youtu.be/OqN0jsSeqPo Erykah Badu https://youtu.be/OjHX7jf-znA Common https://youtu.be/7uG2gYE5KOs Janis Joplin https://youtu.be/rPP-t-aCfeA Amanda Gorman

Recovery Poetry

I will be the keynote poet at this event centered around the empowerment of people recovering from substance abuse. As someone who is in recovery from benzodiazepines, I am not only grateful to be alive. I am grateful to tell my story and empower those struggling with sobriety. Come one come all!

Landmark of Light

Upon a boatone can survey themerging of memoriesprojected upon the backdropof a skyline marred by fear One canspot the wallopening upas it separatesinto a gatewayfor the healingof broken hearts Knowing that it’s beentwo decadessince we kept rememberingwhere we were that daywhen lower Manhattanbecame a metropolis of ghosts Knowing that it’s beentwo decadessince we rememberedin spite … Continue reading Landmark of Light