HeyJaredwhat to do when the world is on fire
a collection of poems and other musings over the days, weeks, months, minutes, and years...
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where is your 9/11 poem? (opens the original)
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i owe you poems (opens the original)
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Join me, Niama Safia Sandy and others this Saturday at the Free Black Women’s Library in Brooklyn! (opens the original)
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The Anti-Inevitable: Reclaiming Humanity (opens the original)
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Join us for an art-and-language workshop exploring how creativity and language can help dismantle oppressive systems. Led by artist Kenny Shiloh Russell and me, we’ll help participants unlock their messaging and translate it into community -based poster art that amplifies the commitment to Black liberation.<div
Hear Me Out (Take 1) (opens the original)
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I was watching the New York Times’ Popcast episode featuring The Internet and it inspired a tentative, yet-to-be-tried series (that I am trying now lol) called Hear Me Out. I want to talk to artists, creatives, authors, writers, activists and the like, not about what they’re known for, but for what they love. Like, not promote your book, but maybe the lesser-known zine they’re working on with their high school friends on the weekends while their kids are away at summer camp.Anyway, after watchin
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