On this episode, I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Porsha O. the author, poet, and co-founder of Just Bookish Bookstore where I hold my Live Roundtables. She takes us on an explorative hair journey discussing her current loc journey, navigating barbershops, poetry in conversation with identity, and activism in the creations of the "third space." Enjoy!
i shimmer sometimes, too:
https://www.porshaolayiwola.com/book-1
Tangled (Spoken Word Poem):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXrMEHYpm0U
Her Bio:
Porsha Olayiwola is a native of Chicago who writes, lives and loves in Boston. Olayiwola is a writer, performer, educator and curator who uses afro-futurism and surrealism to examine historical and current issues in the Black, woman, and queer diasporas. She is an Individual World Poetry Slam Champion and the founder of the Roxbury Poetry Festival. Olayiwola is Brown University's 2019 Heimark Artist -In -Residence as well as the 2021 Artist-in-Residence at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. She is a 2020 poet laureate fellow with the Academy of American poets. Olayiwola earned her MFA in poetry from Emerson College and is the author of i shimmer sometimes, too. Olayiwola is the current poet laureate for the city of Boston. Her work can be found in or forthcoming from with TriQuarterly Magazine, Black Warrior Review, The Boston Globe, Essence Magazine, Redivider, The Academy of American Poets, Netflix, Wildness Press, The Museum of Fine Arts and elsewhere.
THE CHAIR (S2/Ep10) — Writing in Conversation
I’m Your AWARD WINNING Host Dreme.
I’m a Black woman, an educator turned tech entrepreneur but still an educator. Building a platform called THE CHAIR is a Black and Brown centered tech platform dedicated to supporting people on their hair journey. You can design hairboards, connect to hair stylists, and share hair care tips all in one space for a more joyous and streamlined experience. AND built a AWARD WINNING podcast to share hair stories and stories surrounding identity, education, and entrepreneurship.
Host & Exec Producer: Dreme Flynt, M.Ed, MBA
Editor: Lila Woodbridge
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Music Creators:Your Host Dreme & Seoul (@xSeoulMusicx)
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Commercial Credits:
Visionary:Your Host Dreme
Animator:Ahmad Merhi
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Voice Actor: D. Ruff (@d_ruff3), The Poet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAH2cqo64U
My Book:
From Nowhere & Everywhere: Captured Emotions of a Beautifully Broken Love Story
My explorations through poetry, diary entries and photography as a Black woman, an educator in Guangzhou, China.
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