porsha olayiwola is a individual world poetry slam champion and the author of the collection
i shimmer sometimes, too. olayiwola served as the third poet laureate for the city of boston. she is a 2020 academy of american poets poet laureate fellow. olayiwola is the assistant professor of poetry at emerson college. her work can be found in or forthcoming from with triquarterly magazine, black warrior review, the boston globe, essence magazine, redivider, split this rock, the nba, the academy of american poets, netflix, the rumpus, wilderness press, the museum of fine arts and elsewhere.
