“As a woman/poet of color, I have always written about social issues, primarily social justice/injustice issues. There remains much about the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises that is directly related to inequity in this country. My poems continue to reflect the various realities that impact Black and Brown people disproportionately.”
Read MoreI think this has driven me to read even more and to enjoy poetry the most of all. I can still listen to poets read their words and feel tethered to the world in a way that makes me feel there is hope.
Read More“It’s easy to fall into despair, especially during a pandemic. Hope holds power. Hope reaches into the very pores of our being.”
Read More“For those of us who are naturally inclined toward making art, we’re made ever more aware of what a powerful elixir it is [during the pandemic].”
Read More“We need to express ourselves during these difficult times, and to do so creatively nourishes our souls. We can understand the world around us at face value … But the arts offer us a new way to make sense of our reality.”
Read More“A false new birth./ This too blue sky./ These red tulips with yellow pistils/ yawn open.”
Read MoreArt for art’s sake: yes, there is something to say about that. But art for humanity’s sake: that is how we must make use of our talents.
Read MoreWhat we need now/ is glow…/ The sort of night that embers make
Read MoreSometimes justice is an endless search of blur/ while they come at you in a slow, stupid/ lumber with dead, dead eyes — crumbling/ arms outreached as if in embrace./ Like on that show The Walking Dead,
Read MoreLooking back on times of turmoil, art can give a lasting window into the most intimate thoughts and feelings experienced during that time.
Read MoreThis has been done before, standing in line for a long time.
Think of Soviet women who queued for hours for bread.
Read MoreIn this painting, I portray an explosion of colors and human emotions at the moment Pandora opened the proverbial box.
Read MoreDCTRENDING announces the COVID Poetry and Art Project, working in partnership with Mike Maggio to share pandemic-themed poetry and art by local writers and artists, as COVID-19 unites us in a time of collective trauma.
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