I just facilitated a workshop at local community center and I recited this poem for people who were experiencing writer's block. The number one tip is to remember why you write. Do you find inspiration in every sunrise, every tear, every laugh? This poem is for you! I write to heal, to inspire, to [...]
Greetings and welcome to my poetic planet, My last blog was written to publicly praise two legends who broke barriers on the Billboard country charts recently, Tracy Chapman and Beyonce. However, this one is a public critique of the most decorated Grammy winner of all time, and my intention is to urge Beyonce to [...]
Welcome to my poetic planet! Greetings I'm still waging peace through poetry and representing multi-talented artivists, educators and empaths, who believe words and dialogue matters. Before I share a new poem celebrating more harmony and Black History in 2024, let's congratulate Beyonce Knowles, in the spirit of ujima or collective work! Aaaa, yes that's me [...]
(This newsletter went out to my email subscribers. If you'd like to receive these updates in your Inbox, please sign up here!) Greetings Venusian, Welcome to my world, and Happy 2024! I want to invite you to a couple events this week that are very important, but first here's a funny and lighthearted video of [...]
View this email in your browser Greetings Venusian! Welcome to my world. Can you believe it's already October? It's a new season... FESTIVAL SEASON! Are you seeing RED too? Last month, I told you how my first-ever animated short film, Lil Red is Riding the Wrong Way in the Hood, has been selected for several [...]
At 4pm PT today (July 22), I'll be a guest on the Love Never Fails Podcast with Vanessa Russel, an inspirational (s)hero and executive director of a local non-profit in the Bay Area in the fight to #endhumantrafficking. We will discuss my inspiration and the upcoming release of my animation film Lil' Red is Riding [...]
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This National Loving Day, I'm honored to partner with the Institute for Contemporary Art, San Jose for the release of my Digital Love Letters project, and a corresponding short film, with the same title. During 2012 to 2014, Steve and I aka SteVenus experienced living in a long-distance relationship. I was earning my master's degree [...]
Happy #NationalPoetryMonth #HappyNewDay! #Napowrimo is a chance to write 30 poems in the month of April, has never felt this #peaceful for me. I'm sharing some excerpts of my latest collection of poems with you for the love of #blackfemaleauthors and #artivist everywhere on Instagram @venuslovejones. It's part #therapeuticart and #artasactivism because I have to [...]
Welcome to my World, The year 2022 has been the year I decided to become a mental health advocate. I am what depression looks like. I’ve already been transparent about my battles with a diagnosed anxiety disorder and the depression that comes along with that, yet l repeat: "I am not my dis-ease." I [...]
