Essays.
Body & Soul: The Black Female Body in the Poems of Lucille Clifton
For Lucille Clifton, the Black female body is a magnificent force, one deserving of the spotlight. Through her poetry, Clifton exalts the Black female body as a source of beauty, power, and resilience.
Unpublished, 2025.
No One Thrives Alone
We've been talking for three hours, as old friends do. We've travelled down the rabbit hole and into a discussion about what it means live as Black and queer in the twenty-first century.
Unpublished, 2024.
Glitter in the Air: The Power of Perception in Victoria Redel’s “Bedecked”
The poem “Bedecked” by Victoria Redel explores the challenges of raising a child who does not conform to their assigned gender. Redel’s words strike vastly different emotional chords depending on the identity of the reader, exemplifying the power of perception.
Unpublished, 2023.