WORKSHOPS

  • Poetry as Intimidation, Northeastern Illinois University, June 2023

  • Schooled on Poetry writing workshop, Thurber House, May 2023

  • De-centering Skills and Centering Community: Workshop for educators, Ingenuity, January 2023

  • Teacher Series 3: Teachers as Writers, 826CHI, December 2022

  • Teacher Series 2: Writing and Publishing, 826CHI, November 2022

  • Teacher Series 1: Writing Education, 826CHI, October, 2022

  • Storytelling for Racial Justice workshop series, InterAction, July 2022

  • InterAction summer poetry workshop, July 2021

  • Teachers as Writers Conference, Northeastern Illinois University, January 2021

  • 4-part Train the Trainer Series on Effective Facilitation, One Million Degrees, April 2020-January 2021

  • Summer Poetry Program Faculty, Writerz & Scribez, July 2020

Readings

  • Schooled on Poetry reading with Hanif Abdurraqib and Tracy K Smith, Columbus, OH, May 2023

  • Poetry Foundation Open Door Reading with Ugochi Nwaogwugwu, Terri Kapsalis, and Greg Bordowitz, May 2023

  • Bloomington Poetry Slam, feature Poet, February 2023

  • The Simple Good Gala, Featured Artist, September 2022

  • Respect the Mic book release reading, Poetry Foundation, April 7, 2022

  • Radioflyer, Featured Poet for Staff Retreat, February 2022

  • Heart of the Harlem Renaissance, Featured Poet, Connecticut College, February 2021

  • Phi Beta Kappa Ceremony, Honorary Poet, Connecticut College, May 2020

  • Bloomington Poetry Slam, Feature Poet, December 2019

  • Fuse Her Fly: I am Well Conference, Featured Performer, April 2019

  • Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Finalist Awards, American Writers Museum, September 2017

  • Golden Shovel Anthology, Featured Reading, City Lit Books, August 2017

  • Teen Writers and Artists Project, Featured Poet, July 2017

  • Golden Shovel Anthology, Book Launch Reading, Volumes Bookstore, May 2017

  • Golden Shovel Anthology, Book Launch Reading, Poetry Foundation, April 2017

  • “Devour Showcase” with Poetic Forum Collective, Stage 773, November 2016

  • Ode to the City Showcase, Poetry Foundation, August 2016

  • “Womyn of Color, Cultural Legacy, & The Things We Inherit”, Ode to the City, Chicago, Featured reading and discussion with Fatimah Asghar, July 2016

  • Young Chicago Authors Wordplay, Featured Performer, January 2016

  • Poetry Foundation Open Door Reading with Peter Kahn, Averill Curdy, and Lauren Schlesinger, April 2015

  • Phi Beta Kappa Ceremony, Featured Reader, Connecticut College, May 2014

Speaking Engagements

  • Teen Live Author Talk, New York Public Library, May 2023

  • Guest on Randomly Selected Podcast Episode 36, November 2022

  • Keynote speaker at BRAVE Conference, University of Chicago Lab School, April 2022

  • Presenter at Black Faces in White Spaces Conference, Oak Park and River Forest High School, May 2019

  • Lecturer for 8-9 Connection Summer Program, Oak Park and River Forest High School, June 2016

  • Lecturer on the arts and civic engagement, Sacred Heart University, CT, April 2014

  • Featured speaker at Connecticut Campus Compact, Hartford, CT, June 2013