Official Website for Poet
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Cheyenne Marcelus is a writer and performer from Columbia, Mississippi. Her poetry is heavily influenced by her Southern upbringing and her lived experiences as a Black woman. Her debut collection, Good to Me: A Poetic Journey To Self-Acceptance and Self-Preservation, takes the reader on a journey from self-sacrifice to self-care and personal freedom. Other selected poems have appeared or are forthcoming in 805 lit + art, Eve Poetry, Split This Rock, and elsewhere. She has performed at various events across United States and Canada, and is a former Southern Regional winner of the Mississippi Poetry-Out-Loud Contest. She now resides in Ontario, Canada. For bookings and enquiries, contact info@cheyennemarcelus.com.
COLLECTIONs
GOOD TO ME: A Poetic Journey to Self-Acceptance and Self-Preservation
selected poems
The following poems have been appeared in literary magazines and are available to read online or in print.
"Mother Tongue" at Penumbra
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"Black female bodies" at Penumbra
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"All the weapons in my Afro" at 805 lit+art
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"Happy for real" at 805 lit+art
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"Opening the Space" at Spillwords Press
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"What kind of song are you?" at Eve Poetry