An explanation of the poem excerpted in The Nation

New poems at Poets.org and The Nation, plus conferences in Amsterdam & Bilbao, Spain, & a St. Paul-de-Vence sojourn for Baldwin's 100th

I grew up as an autonomous, loved, Black child, who was taught to love myself just as I am, including all of the ways that I'm 'disabled.' "

Here's a recent story about how I've spent this blessed academic year! #fsu #mcknightfellow

One of the best conversations I've had in recent years—with Saleem Hue Penny, Raymond Antrobus, & @radicalpoetics (Khadijah Queen)—on...

I know it's been a long time since I posted here: nearly six years in fact. In that time, I've been honored to finish my first...

The always brilliant poet, journalist, & teacher Abdul Ali asked me to reflect on Sacrilegion, my soon-to-be 4-year-old baby, as I work...

I can't believe Sacrilegion, my debut collection, turns 3 in a couple of weeks. Carolina Wren Press is in its third or fourth printing,...

Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been up to as I've been hiding on the Inter/net(s). A new poem, "Games," has been published in...

H. Melt, the Poetry Foundation's education and youth services assistant, says of Prime: Poetry & Conversation (2014): "This collection...