Ray Jane is a Brooklyn-born poet raised in Far Rockaway, Queens. She uses her poetry to lift herself and other women of color. Always aiming to strengthen her voice, Ray Jane was also the winner of the Verb Benders slam poetry team’s inaugural poetry slam. Some of her feature performances include: “Digital Verse” sponsored by The Nuyorican Poets Café and The Green Space. You can find her expressing her perspective as a Black female artist on several podcasts including We Be Imagining/Black Siren Radio, and Sound Minds Podcasts “Potent Women Wordsmiths”. She has moderated her own workshops with ¡Oyé Group! Poet’s Corner (2021- 2023) and Art Defined, and hosted The Nuyorican Poets Cafe Thursday Night Online Open mic (2022-2023) and “Freestyle Friday” for The Word Is Write. Her feature performances include: “MLK Poetry Jam/Slam '' sponsored by Yale Peabody Museum and Citizens Bank. Ray Jane is published in the literary magazine I Can't Breathe, La Libreta- An Online Poetry Journal for Women in Creative Rebellion, served as an editor for a poetry anthology dedicated to nature called Love Letters to Gaia, and released her first book of poetry Black Like That. For full CV, to hear and read more please visit ItsRayJane.com
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam
