S.C. Says

It has been an INCREDIBLE 👏🏾🙌🏾👏🏾!! I got the chance to host/feature a slam poetry evening and the work that came through was 🔥🔥🔥. HUGE ups to and his dope slam poetry theatre production who’s cast came through to share pieces from Da Classroom Ain’t Enuf.

After Madison I flew to San Fran to perform and bring my empathy programming to . There’s a Zulu word I reference in my programming, Sawubona, and this is the first time in 6 years of doing this that every student already knew what it meant and why it was a powerful greeting 🥹😭. And to hear what some of the HS students are already doing to create spaces for belonging, both abroad and on campus, truly lit me up 🔥. Y’all our future gives a sh*t, and I am frequently leaving schools more inspired than when I arrived.

I got to cap off the month performing my new program around for 2024. The most substantial thing that slam poetry has taught me is how many connecting points we find when we create space for and celebrate each other’s stories, and today I am again reminded of how remarkably healing vulnerability and story can be. I shared poems around father son relationships, mental health, self love, and resilience to a room full of professionals and got to authentically connect with so many of those professionals afterwards. Stories of cancer survival, struggles with anxiety, navigating love, and mending relationships got shared that just wouldn’t have happened otherwise. I can’t fully articulate how grateful I am to everyone who shared their stories with me and held space for mine.

It’s been an amazing month 🔥🧡. Onward. Forward.

Alright Austin poetry lovers, if you’re looking for a bit of nostalgia and a GREAT show, is putting on an open mic/published poetry showcase tomorrow evening (8/29) 🙌🏾🎙️🔥! These are photos from the first one of these events they put on last month (featuring AGT winner !) and it was EVERYTHING 😭! This venue has always felt like a 2nd home to me, it’s where I found my voice and some of the best community anyone could ask for. It’ll be a joy to return to this venue and share the stage with poets who literally inspired me to start performing in the first place.

WAN Publishing will be featuring four poets they’ve published (myself included 🙏🏾) and hosting an open mic for anyone wanting to share their creativity and story. It’s gonna be an awesome night in a dope space, and you can pick up a signed copy of my first ever collection Golden Brown Skin 🙌🏾📖. Grab your 🎫 at the first link on my page and we’ll see you there!