At The Door + ItsQwere present Worlds Between Words: a virtual poetry session on Wednesday, April 27 at 6:30p / 9:30p ET. Poets include A.A. Vincent, Ash Tré Phillips, Brittini Ward, Hilary Cruz Mejia, Randy James, and Zara Jamshed.
Read more about featured poets below. RSVP: worldsbetweenwords.eventbrite.com.
This award-winning lineup features writers from across the country addressing themes of sexuality, decolonization, gender, social justice, and healing.
Bring a friend, Tell a friend. ⚡️Share what you can during the show – Digital donations are encouraged.
Meet the Poets
A.A. Vincent
A.A. Vincent is a poet and essayist. They hold an MFA from the University of San Francisco. Their poems appear in Quiet Lightning, Santa Clara Review, West Trestle Review, and in Write Now! SF Bay, Essential Truths: The Bay Area In Color. Their debut full-length poetry collection Person, Perceived Girl comes out later this year. A.A. lives in the Bay Area.
Ash Tré Phillips
Ash Tré Phillips is a genderqueer poet born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. They are a two-time Youth Speaks Teen poetry slam finalist. They are the author of two chapbooks, Absurdism: An Elegy for Kurt Cobain (2017) and The World Has a Timestamp (2018), which can be found on Blurb and Amazon. Since the pandemic, they have started livestreaming on Twitch to continue building community and have been spending their time trying to find their place in the cosmos when they're not educating students. You can find them on instagram and twitch at c0sm0p0litician (cosmo - politician) with 0s and not oh's!
Brittini Ward
Born and raised in Detroit, MI, with a bachelors in Professional Communications/Graphic Design and Masters in Social Justice and Community Organizing, Brittini Ward has been performing on many stages: that she built for herself, on foreign lands, across borders, in different countries, in different states, on college campuses, elementary school programs, and some shared with other amazing artists that inspire her to keep going. Brittini has received an Emmy award from the 37th National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for her spoken word performance and a Community Award for her participation in “Message to the People: The Story of Malcolm X” showcase in San Antonio, Texas. Currently, if not performing her poetic works or working on her first book…Brittini continues to curate creative spaces that promote self-expression, healing and love for community.
Hilary Cruz Mejia
Hilary Cruz Mejia (she/her/ella) is a Latinx poet and activist from the coastal waters of Guatemala. Her work has appeared in MiGoZine (an imprint of Paloma Press), Portside Magazine, and in the Lesbians Are Miracles Magazine. Hilary's transition to the U.S. as a queer, immigrant, and first-generation college student has been presented in her poetry where she hopes to encourage her readers to preserve the indigenous roots of the lands that were stolen. Outside of writing, she spends her time baking bagels, decolonizing her tongue, and keeping on track with her homework. Follow her on Instagram @hilary_natasha.
Randy James
Randy James received an MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco. He has also studied at UCLA. His work has been published in Westwind, Red Cedar Review, Palette, FEM Newsmagazine and The Rumpus. Randy has performed in venues across Los Angeles and The San Francisco Bay Area. His work was featured in Hayat Hyatt’s “Villanelle,” which has been archived by Collectif Jeune Cinema. He is also a co-founder of At the Door, a monthly reading series that uplifts and features Black and Brown voices. James’ debut chapbook, Shifters, is now available on Nomadic Press.
Zara Jamshed
Zara Jamshed is a queer, trans, disabled Pakistani-American poet from New York City living in Oakland, CA. They are the winner of the 2020 Oroboro Penrose Poetry Prize for LGBTQIA+ writers and have work published in The Arrow, Keppel Health Review, and the Protest Through Poetry anthology. Putting their engineering degree to use, they currently work to bring the economic and environmental benefits of solar energy to California's low-income renters.
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