Porsha Olayiwola – “Had My Parents Not Been Separated…”

Featuring at Icehouse.

“Had my father not been deported, he and my mother might have had another child. It’s likely they’d build a new back porch and have a garden with peppers just like our neighbor.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Porsha Olayiwola, featuring at their book release show at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.

Get your copy of Porsha’s debut book, I SHIMMER SOMETIMES, TOO, now available to order!

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Don’t miss out on our next submission period! The 2019 Chapbook Contest starts November 15th, 2019 and ends January 5th, 2020!