The Sounds We Inherited
This piece asks what Blackness sounds like in response to being tone policed, like a body learning when to be quiet and when to roar. It moves like the ocean, carrying memory, grief, and history, holding both what has been silenced and what refuses to stay buried.
Black Sight
This piece began as a poem about vision. I returned to it and blacked it out, letting a new poem emerge from what was left behind. Written with one eye, this work explores perception, absence, and the act of seeing differently.
Ode to My Harriet
Written from the lens of the Black Madonna, this is a letter to a Black clergy woman in transition, inspired by Lucille Clifton. It honors the body, the call, and the work of becoming.
Color Me Brown
This piece is a digital blackout poem that uses the language of school notes, erasure, and correction to explore brownness, visibility, and refusal. Words are partially hidden and partially revealed, creating a tension between what is seen, what is silenced, and what remains true. The piece reflects how students of color are often studied, marked, or misunderstood, while still holding the power to name themselves beyond what others try to erase.