WRITING
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” - Maya Angelou
Floating to Shore
“Floating to shore…riding a low moon…on a slow cloud…I am she…who writes…the poems…”
— Nikki Giovanni, I am She
Come write, come share, and come meet some new folks!
📖 Poetry, Short stories, Creative writing, lyrics, meditations, recipes, prayers, spells, memories.
🗣️5 minutes per writer
Saltwater Moonshine
Saltwater Moonshine is Alie Jones’ debut poetry book and a choreopoem that honors her matrilineal Creole heritage through poetry, music, and reflections of love. Utilizing movement, color, and spoken word poetry to honor my brilliant ancestry. My family migrated from Ville Platte, Louisiana to East Palo Alto in the California Bay Area. We don’t always talk about what we lost, what we found, who we became, and what remains.
Cover Art by Marissa Arterberry
“In conversation with mermaids, ancestors and descendants, Sonia Sanchez, Ntozake Shange, Lucille Clifton, countless Black revolutionaries, music, the abundance of the creative and the creation, and more and more, Jones is deeply intentional with each word of and each reference within these poems.”
– Raina J. León, author of black god mother this body
Writing:
Poetry:
Curator, Tending To The Garden, Small Press Traffic
Contributor & Co-Editor, Cosmic Essentials
February 2022
BLK GRL SOULJA, KALW Bay Poets
Articles:
September 2020
Breaking The Cycles, 2020
August 2019
Wear Your Voice Mag
Hot Girl Summer is a Declaration of Unconditional Self-Love
July 2018
AFROPUNK.com
How Serena Williams Inspires Me To Show Up For My Own Greatness
July 2016
AFROPUNK.com
How revolutionary self care becomes an act of radical activism
Raise Your Voice 2020
Raise Your Voice 2021
Raise Your Voice 2022
