Volume Five: Chapter Eight - Our Conversation with Ray Jane

In Volume Five: Chapter Eight, we welcome back to the program Educator, Advocate, Poet, Spoken Word Artist, and Author of the book "Black Like That: Poems from a Conduit" Ray Jane.Ray is a Brooklyn-born poet raised in Far Rockaway, Queens. She uses her poetry to lift herself and other women of color. Always aiming to strengthen her voice, Ray Jane was also the winner of the Verb Benders slam poetry team’s inaugural poetry slam. Some of her feature performances include: “Digital Verse,” sponsored by The Nuyorican Poets Café and The Green Space. You can find her expressing her perspective as a Black female artist on several podcasts, including We Be Imagining/Black Siren Radio and Sound Minds Podcast’s “Potent Women Wordsmiths.” She has moderated her own workshops with ¡Oyé Group! Poet’s Corner (2021- 2023) and Art Defined, and hosted The Nuyorican Poets Cafe Thursday Night Online Open mic (2022-2023) and “Freestyle Friday” for The Word Is Write. Contact Ray Jane:Instagram: @itsrayjaneWebsite: itsrayjane.comPurchase Black Like That: Poems for a Conduit here and hereRecorded Spoken Word Performances Featured Include:Jared Singer – Just Take a ShowerFacebook: @jaredsingerwriterPurchase Jared's book Forgive YourselfJahman Hill – White HeavenInstagram: @jahman_rondoWebsite: jahmanhill.comLoyce Gayo – How We ForgetInstagram: @loycegayo Website: loyceg.github.ioRay Jane – SoberingRay Jane - SpoilsSupport the show