In Volume Five: Chapter Eight, we welcome back to the program Educator, Advocate, Poet, Spoken Word Artist, and Author of the book "Black Like That: Poems from a Conduit" Ray Jane.

Ray is a Brooklyn-born poet raised in Far Rockaway, Queens. She uses her poetry to lift herself and other women of color. Always aiming to strengthen her voice, Ray Jane was also the winner of the Verb Benders slam poetry team’s inaugural poetry slam. Some of her feature performances include: “Digital Verse,” sponsored by The Nuyorican Poets Café and The Green Space. You can find her expressing her perspective as a Black female artist on several podcasts, including We Be Imagining/Black Siren Radio and Sound Minds Podcast’s “Potent Women Wordsmiths.” She has moderated her own workshops with ¡Oyé Group! Poet’s Corner (2021- 2023) and Art Defined, and hosted The Nuyorican Poets Cafe Thursday Night Online Open mic (2022-2023) and “Freestyle Friday” for The Word Is Write.

Contact Ray Jane:
Instagram: @itsrayjane
Website: itsrayjane.com

Purchase Black Like That: Poems for a Conduit here and here

Recorded Spoken Word Performances Featured Include:

Jared Singer – Just Take a Shower
Facebook: @jaredsingerwriter
Purchase Jared's book Forgive Yourself

Jahman Hill – White Heaven
Instagram: @jahman_rondo
Website: jahmanhill.com

Loyce Gayo – How We Forget
Instagram: @loycegayo
Website: loyceg.github.io

Ray Jane – Sobering
Ray Jane - Spoils