honored to work on this w some of my favorite writers for Movement 4 Black Lives, narrated by Daveed Diggs, as we are asked to celebrate this nation’s independence day, its freedom, as we are faced w the irony & cruelty as Black people who have not gotten to partake in that freedom.
(Text DEFEND TO 90975 to get involved)
Written by:
W. Kamau Bell, Safia Elhillo, Camonghne Felix, Idris Goodwin, Nate Marshall, Pharoahe Monch, Angel Nafis, Danez Smith, and Lauren A. Whitehead.
Inspired by Frederick Douglass’ historic speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
Directed by: Yvan Iturriaga
Creative Director: Adam Mansbach
Executive Produced by: Offsides Productions & Colehouse Walker Political Outcomes
Executive Produced by: Josh Healey and Yvan Iturriaga
Concept: Calvin Williams and Josh Healey
DP & Sound: Aleixo Goncalves Flores
Editor: Meko Winbush
Music: Martin Perna
Button Poetry released the video today for this constantly mutating experiment I’ve been doing, called “Alien Suite,” which is becoming a whole other creature from the one in the video Button released in 2016 :’)
Azza fi Hawak: a writing workshop for Sudani women4
the application is now live for Azza fi Hawak: a writing workshop for Sudani women. i’ve been thinking a lot about the kinds of mentorship i had as a young writer, and the kinds of mentorship i wished i’d had. SO, i’m starting a lil mini online workshop for sudanese women writers writing in english. if you’re a sudani woman writing in english who is interested in doing some writing, some workshopping, & some reading, please apply! due 2/15, 100% free.
Voices of Bettering American Poetry Volume 3 — Safia Elhillo4
talked to Tim Lynch at Tell Tell about form and how writing about Abdelhalim Hafez felt like finding the perfect garment lol
thanks to a game Eloisa Amezcua invented one night on twitter, alongside Eloisa i got to do one of the most fun assignments of my whole life for ELLE💕 check out “Style Files: 10 Looks Inspired by Beautiful Book Covers” now here!
my love Sarah Kay helped produce a new web series with TED-Ed that brings animation & poetry together, called “There’s a Poem For That!“ the first episode features my poem, “to make use of water,” beautifully animated by Jeffig Le Bars & Jérémie Balais 💕
from the new issue of Ethical Style Journal ❣️
Under 30 Creatives - Forbes Africa4
ya grl is on Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 list ✨
4 Poems | FUSION4
some new poems in FUSION including this weird lil slant sestina (synonyms instead of repeated words) that was my last workshop poem before graduating from Cave Canem!
RUMPUS ORIGINAL POETRY: TWO POEMS BY SAFIA ELHILLO4
2 poems in The Rumpus today!
Under Armour unveils Lindsey Vonn film ahead of Olympics4
“The video is set to a poem by Safia Elhillo, author of last year’s The January Children, who wrote the piece specifically for Vonn. It’s called, “Kintsugi,” the Japanese art of fixing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold, silver or platinum.
“This is what I became each wound filled with sunlight to bond my old self to my new,” the poem goes, recited in its debut in the film by the poet.”
very excited to share my poem for Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn, for Under Armour’s “Unlike Any” campaign!