JUST BE(LOVED) Poetry Slam & Open Mic ft Rachel McKibbens

JustBe(Loved) is a poetry slam and open mic that occurs every 1st & 3rd Friday at JustBook-ish and is curated by Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah and Crystal Valentine. This month’s feature will be author and educator, Rachel McKibbens.

Poet, activist, playwright and essayist Rachel McKibbens is the author of the poetry collections Into the Dark and Emptying Field (2013) and Pink Elephant (2009). The Rumpus wrote of Pink Elephant, “McKibbens awakens and haunts with selfless honesty.” Her poems, short stories, essays and creative non-fiction have been featured in numerous journals and blogs, including Her Kind, The Los Angeles Review, The Best American Poetry Blog, The Nervous Breakdown, The Rumpus, The London Magazine, The Acentos Review, World Literature Today, Radius, and The American Poetry Journal.

McKibbens is a well-known member of the poetry slam community: she is a nine-time National Poetry Slam team member, has appeared on eight NPS final stages, and coached…