Porsha Olayiwola
Porsha
Olayiwola
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Porsha Olayiwola is from the future! Black, poet, queer-dyke, hip-hop feminist, womanist: Porsha is a native of Chicago who now resides 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 artistic director at MassLEAP, a literary youth organization. Olayiwola is an MFA Candidate at Emerson College and is the current poet laureate for the city of Boston. Her debut poetry collection I Shimmer Sometimes, Too is published by Button Poetry.
Porsha Olayiwola's Published Work
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i shimmer sometimes, too
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