Renascence LIVE! at 11:00 am and 7:00 pm EST
Click here for Leah’s FB event at 11:00 am and here for Kim’s at 7:00 pm (don’t forget to RSVP to both)!
It’s official! Here is the cover of Yellow Arrow Journal’s issue on RENASCENCE (Vol. VI, No. 1)!
https://www.yellowarrowpublishing.com/news/yellow-arrow-journal-renascence-prerelease
“Nature Springs From Her” by Kalichi Lamar, pyrography on a wood panel, was inspired by the ceiba tree, the national tree of Borikén (Puerto Rico). It is also the sacred tree of her people, the indigenous Taínos. Rather than say more here, we’ll let Kalichi, Taína, and some of our authors explore the significance of “Nature Springs From Her” and RENASCENCE through a series on Facebook Live.
Today’s contributors are Leah Myers (11:00 am EST) and Kim Berrios Lin (7:00 pm EST).
Leah Myers is an Urban Native American writer with roots in Georgia, Arizona, and Washington, and is currently pursuing an MFA in Creative Nonfiction at the University of New Orleans. Her work has previously appeared in Craft Literary Magazine, High Shelf Press, Newfound, and elsewhere. Leah is a member of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and can be found on Instagram and Twitter @n8v_wordsmith, or at leahmyers.com.
Kim Berrios Lin is an actor, writer, producer, and stargazer, who proudly draws from her Puerto Rican (with indigenous Taíno lineage) and Taiwanese heritage. She holds a BA in Anthropology from Rutgers University and an MFA in Theater from the Actors Studio Drama School. She is an ensemble member of Barefoot Theatre Company, Labyrinth Theater Company Intensive Ensemble, and Playful Substance, and writes/performs sketch comedy with various groups, including Rock the Bells. Kim is the founder of And She Flew, producer of films/theater with underrepresented leads, and co-founder of Colors of Community, a social justice theater organization. Find her at KimBerriosLin.com.
Taína is a Baltimore-based Higuaygua Taíno writer, on a mission to write the Taíno culture into existence the same way the colonizers have attempted to erase it: one word, one Taíno at a time. Her essay “Killing Ty” appeared in Yellow Arrow Journal Vol. V, No. 1 RESILIENCE and was nominated for a 2021 Pushcart Prize. Find out more at TainaWrites.com and connect with her on Instagram @tainaconcurls or on Facebook @TainaWrites.
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