I Had To Eat: A Collection of Essays & Experiments

Been in the lab with a pen and a pad: Thanks to @m.bgillespie, dreamer, impresario, & editor. https://www.instagram.com/p/CplHdhbPS4-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

New Year, old habits. Still learning. Link in bio. (at Mapleton - Fall Creek) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnKi1XbPdSq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Tonight! (at Indiana University) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck9JIFYSyLu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Always churning, rarely resting. Some new words. (at Mapleton - Fall Creek) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkvuU4cLNOP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“I play too.” Moten poeting gave us lyric living (at West Town) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkAJO1jLjud/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

w / @thehungryear in our always-in-progress conversation about poetry, the midwest, Basquiat, and bbq. photo credit: the great @kpointer88 (at Buskirk-Chumley Theater) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj7K4Osuhr5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A few new words (at Mapleton - Fall Creek) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci3fSMhLFwI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Today’s writing partner: @somimusic’s “Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba.” (at Mapleton - Fall Creek) https://www.instagram.com/p/Chh08OhrrGr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Sam Gilliam, Nov. 1933-June 2022. He was a dramatic, innovative, & unique artist. *special cameo in last image: the great @m.bgillespie (at Mapleton - Fall Creek) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfU0P7Br38j/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The Pleasures of Exile reshaped my soul. (at Mapleton - Fall Creek) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfDS7FtuR-z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Daddy (ca. 1963-64). Spending Father’s Day listening to his collection of classic Congolese rumba records. I can hear him yelling now: “Don’t scratch up my records!”🤣 (at Mapleton - Fall Creek) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce_35sDOUyW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

My contribution to the Boston Globe Nonfiction Summer Reading 2022. Some books I’ve been reading and loving. Follow link in bio. to see the full roster across fiction, nonfiction, mystery, sports, and young adult. (at Mapleton - Fall Creek) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ceo8gGSvXXO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Lost Hoosier poet found singing in archives: a brief, new joint for @inhumanities. Link in bio. (at Bairro Das Pedralvas - Benfica) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeROwsVLtnm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Last night, I presented the first iteration of new work on @carolinekent1’s beautiful, amazing artworks. Among other things, I talked about abstraction, improvisation, Mesoamerican forms, Haitian Voudou banners, twins, and global blackness. Thanks to @moorman1968 and @hangar_cia for creating this opportunity to share my ideas. Practicing in public. Always practicing. Image #3: Kent’s “Words you meet in the future” 2021 (at Graça) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeFHbQ1rDHA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

So, so proud of you, @lillambofsade! Congratulations! Excited to have this wonderful work finally in hand. (at Mapleton - Fall Creek) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdE5zvGrxDx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

On Margo Jefferson. Link in bio. (at Mapleton - Fall Creek) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcdgOygpKin/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The Grey Album: Exit Music for the Laureates (at Mapleton - Fall Creek) https://www.instagram.com/wmuyumba/p/CX11DOUPkkc/?utm_medium=tumblr