THIS SUNDAY, I will reading my latest piece, “Letter to a Dreamer,” at…

Wait for it…

THE KENNEDY CENTER! Yep! It’s for the unveiling celebration of the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC. This is one of the MOST IMPORTANT PIECES I’VE EVER WRITTEN, and one of the MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS I’VE EVER PERFORMED AT. I’m humbled an overwhelmed, and grateful to Holly Bass for having me, and Simone Jacobson for connecting me.

Millennium Stage, 6 o’clock, FREE.

Here’s an excerpt from the piece:

There have been
many anxious nights
where darkness
has slept around me

my lover
cocooned in a
coziness I have
yet to meet.

My eyes
swollen with exhaustion
my body sputtering
on its way down

but my dream
wont stop crying
screaming
like a colicky
infant child.

Sometimes I think
it needs to be changed.

Usually
it just needs to be fed.

Note: “Letter to a Dreamer” will be published in book form, and available in the fall.