Writer Spotlight: Dani Skye, poet, writer, spoken word artist. For reference, Dani's original work is found in Episode 36--the SEND FOR A POET segment is the last part of the show. Listen all the way to the end! You won't want to miss this! Follow Dani Skye on Instagram (@iamdaniskye) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/daniskye1980). Remember! Dani's event is going to be August 21-22, 2021! What a way to send the summer than with Black Girl Magic!
Representation matters! With the world that desires to diminish, vanquish or erase anything that is too much, it is essential for writers to know how crucial it is to know what that title means. You have the ability to pull into the world what wasn't there before, and what needs to be there! Writers have the ability through their imaginations to see themselves as no one else can--especially when that writer is BIPOC! As this 5 part miniseries suggests, there indeed in an I inside of YOU. This week, we go with imagination. With that, the question you need to ask is, "What do you see?"
Honorable Mentions/Shameless Plugs:
Chanel Hardy--owner of Hardy Publications, Editor-and-Chief of Coffee Wine & Words. Book Mentioned: FERNANDO (find this on Amazon and Kindle)
Tonia Ransom--Executive Producer, NIGHTLIGHT: BLACK HORROR PODCAST (Find on Apple Podcasts, Google Play) Show mentioned: Episode 406: Interview with Errick Nunnally and Nicole Givens Kurtz