Author Archives: Antonia Alexandra Klimenko

The Other Black Girl Collective is a Brooklyn-based black feminist poetry duo comprised of nationally acclaimed award winning authors Angel Nafis and Morgan Parker. Despite popular belief, we are not actually the same person. We aim to celebrate black female … Continue reading →

Elan Mehler was born in Boston, studied jazz and classical music at New York University, and resided in NYC playing music with various ensembles for ten years. Called “disorienting and fascinating” by MOJO magazine and a “…refreshingly slow answer to … Continue reading →

Performing since 2010 and touring since he finished college in the spring of 2012, Chris Bernstorf has carved a singular trail.  Having performed around 400 shows in 38 states and Canada, he finds himself equally at home in the middle … Continue reading →

Ray Knight is a hip hop artist born and raised in the city of Fresno, CA. He found a love for music from the records his mother played in his youth. His life journey has thus far brought him many places … Continue reading →

Pansy Maurer-Alvarez was born in Puerto Rico, grew up in Pennsylvania and did her literary studies at universities in the US, Switzerland and Spain. She now lives and writes (full time) in France. Her latest poetry collections are ORANGES IN … Continue reading →

Cha’ves (Shah-Vez) Jamall is a New York -based conceptual artist and poet who uses several mediums including visual art, movement, and melodic spoken word to further conversations around; mental health, racial inequality, and gender roles. Currently he is working on his first … Continue reading →

Holey Tuscany is a brief maritime tragedy about mammalian existential angst, the trials of conjoined siblingship, and ecumenical questions regarding uncomfortable rocks. It was first performed in March 2016 at The Loft Sessions, coordinated by Peter Deaves. Helen Cusack O’Keeffe … Continue reading →

In his own words :”Jason Stoneking  is a guy who writes stuff. Mostly poems and essays. He’s been around for a long time. He’s read with so-and-so, and published in the such-and-such. He’s had brushes with fame and brushes with … Continue reading →

He doesn’t remember  how he ended up in Paris, but can only assume it was for a good reason..A former member of many bands of which you have never heard : Incandescent Rabbits — Washington DC; Crash and Burn  — … Continue reading →