NaPoWriMo (Najia Poetry Writing Month)
Sponsor me to write 31 poems throughout the month of May (kicking off on International Workers' Day) to raise funds for National Bail Out!
As much as 80% of the population of local jails across the united states--and over 550,000 people in total--consists of people who are incarcerated without even having been tried, convicted, or sentenced. (https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2020.html) Many people--disproportionately Black & brown, disabled & mentally ill, and LGBTQ--remain in pretrial detention because they cannot afford bail (of which $10,000 is the median amount). People who remain incarcerated because they cannot afford bail are also more likely to be convicted. (https://reason.com/2018/12/19/report-imprisoning-people-who-cant-pay-b/)
NBO is a Black-led and Black-centered collective that organizes to end pretrial detention, cash bail, and mass incarceration. They are currently working to #FreeBlackMamas and caregivers so that they can spend Mothers' Day with their families.
Poems will be published on a daily basis over at najiapowrimo.tumblr.com.
About me:
I am a poet, musician and Victorianist. I have released one collection of poetry entitled wanderers, witch-talkers, and a corresponding audiobook / album, inspired by stereotypes that cast Moroccan women as witches. My poetry weaves themes of mythology, folklore, and superstition into depictions of the personal and the mundane. I have read my poetry internationally, including with the Oxford Review of Books. I am a former poetry reader at cahoodaloodaling, and I have been published in cahoodaloodaling, Trascender Magazine, and SICK Magazine (forthcoming).
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