Crying in LA: Sapphic Longing in Tongues and Tears

Crying in LA: Sapphic Longing in Tongues and Tears is my debut poetry collection, created as a solo project to celebrate and affirm Black sapphic love, longing, and loss. As a Black, queer, non-binary, and invisibly disabled artist, I am dedicated to uplifting marginalized voices and building creative community spaces.

This collection is a pouring of cultural memory, sensuality, and the blues of Black queer existence. Each poem moves through the emotional weather of love and heartbreak, from the warmth of affection to the cleansing mourning of loss. My hope is that this book will inspire emerging writers—especially women of color—to share their stories with emotional honesty and cultural nuance. I want to provide access to radical, identity-affirming literature in schools, shelters, libraries, and community organizations that often lack inclusive materials. By distributing and promoting Crying in LA, I aim to bridge representation gaps, counter censorship, and build spaces for healing and intergenerational conversation.

Funds raised will go directly toward distribution and promotion, ensuring that this work reaches libraries, nonprofits, and radical hands that need it most. Your support will help make unapologetic, queer, and culturally rooted literature accessible to those who need it, and foster opportunities for creative collaboration and community literacy.