poetry!
Ghost City Review (2023)
KQED (2024)
diaCRITICS (2026)
Bullshit Lit (2026)
Suisun Valley Review (2026)
TBA!
Description
In 2017, my little sister, Nicole, gifted me Tupac's book, The Rose that Grew from Concrete, and it changed
my life. Previously, I only knew Tupac as a rapper, but I didn't know he was also a poet,
activist, and humanitarian. That book ended up sparking my passion for poetry and I started off with love.
I would spend nights at the local cafe writing, but I eventually realized I was one-dimensional as a writer so I decided
to branch out. I read poets who shared the same experiences as me, poets who gave insight on
different experiences, read about heartbreak, identity, masculinity, growth, and everything you can name.
My work is a culmination of what inspires me and who I love, fear, admire, and try to understand.