Becoming a Published Poet

Over the last two years, I've been fortunate to have several poems published online. I am humbled each time I get a notice of acceptance. It is a privilege to be included in the following online publications:

  • Beltway Poetry Quarterly's Fall 2016 Slam issue includes Michelle Obama's Easter Dress Speaks and The Dolezal Affect
  • This August, Ode to the Chronically Ill Body was listed as number 4 among Split This Rock's 20 Most Viewed Poems in The Quarry. Check out all 20 poems at Split This Rock's blog! 
  • Also in August 2016, three of my poems reflecting on hearing loss and chronic illness were included in the inaugural issue of The Deaf Poets Society. You can read Accommodation, In/Ability, and Praise Song for the Body at their website. 
  • Typos' July 2016 issue (Issue 25), guest edited by Jennifer Bartlett, includes more poems reflecting on the body: On Having an Autoimmune Disease, Meniere's Flare, and Wrecking Ball. The entire issue is focused on disability & the non-normative body. 
  • Poems that were included in the Unfolding the Soul of Black Deaf Expressions exhibition at Dyer Arts Center were published in a book available online. The book includes the poems Homeland, Tinnitus, The Sound Barrier, and Acoustics Test, as well as amazing art and photography from other exhibition artists. 
    Image of Camisha Jones, a brown skinned woman with loose wavy natural hair. She is at a microphone. Behind her is a yellow wall. She wears a zebra print jacket that is beige with dark brown stripes. Her hand is stretched forward.
    Performing at Moving Words event.
  • An excerpt of my poem, Hair-itage was chosen as one of 6 winning poems in Arlington Transit's 2016 Moving Words competition! Check out all the winning poems at their website.
  • In November 2015, the #BlackPoetsSpeakOut issue of pluck! which includes my poem American Anthem Remixed was made available for free at the #BlackPoetsSpeakOut website.
  • Rogue Agent Journal chose my poem Homeland for inclusion in Issue 6, published in September 2015 and available online.
  • Because my poem Ode to the Chronically Ill Body was posted in Split This Rock's online poetry database, I was chosen to be profiled for PBS Newshour's online poetry series. The article which includes the poem (video & text) is available online at their website.  
  • And the poem that kind of started the publishing ball rolling, Ode to the Chronically Ill Body, is posted at Split This Rock's online social justice poetry database, The Quarry.
Thanks for reading! If you enjoy these poems, consider liking my Facebook page (Poet Camisha Jones) to stay informed of my journey as a poet. Hope to soon post videos there from being a featured poet at the infamous Nuyorican this past August! 

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