Publications
NEW!
Introduction to Afrofuturism: A Mixtape in Black Literature & Arts (2024, Routledge)
Scholarship/Creative Non-Fiction/Poetry
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Deanne in the Middle (2014)
Teen/YA Fiction
Deanne in the Middle features in the Book Riot article "The YA Books I Wish I Read as a Young Adult"!
Deanne in the Middle was chosen as a reading pick by National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI)!
Goddess Under the Bridge: Poems (2013)
Poems from this collection were published in Brownstone Poets Anthology (2015) and
Black Renaissance Noire
2014, New York University
Ten Marbles and a Bag to Put Them In: Poems for Children
Poems published in Essence Magazine from this collection: "Son of My Sun", "Love Is," "Us Creative Women," and "MCs No More Video..."
Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets & Emcees
Nominated for NAACP Image Award in Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry!
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Other Publications
The Brownstone Poets
Brownstone Poets
"Gypsy (for Lucille Clifton)"
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Black Renaissance Noire
New York University
"Blues River," "The Loop," and "Gypsy"
(online)
Reverie
Aquarius Press
"Lemon Ghazal"
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Poetry Ink Anthology
Plan B Press / Moonstone, Inc.
"Guarantee"
DruDru04
Vol. 12
Katherine Dunham Tribute
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
"Lady Sun"
Signifyin' Harlem Anthology
Iman Books
"Kissin' 1940s Harlem Style"
"Listen to the Brothers"