by Juju | Jul 3, 2025 | Blog
This Is Personal: Why I Chose Slam Over Silence When I encountered slam poetry, I realized this wasn’t just art. It was agency. It was a system of expression built for those tired of asking for permission to speak. As someone who works at the intersection of poetry,...
by Juju | Jun 30, 2025 | Blog
The Heavy Truth This morning, I didn’t want to show up. Not to the planner. Not to the strategy board. Not even to the blank page where my daily commitment lives. I came very close to calling it off not because I’ve lost my purpose, but because some days, purpose...
by Juju | Jun 28, 2025 | Blog
When Claps Don’t Pay the Bills, it starts with a ding, then two, Then twenty. Your poem, the one you scribbled on a wrinkled notepad, inspired while sipping on a bottle of Amina’s SodiumBolooxide (a.k.a. sobolo special) by your side and half way through Davi...
by Juju | May 15, 2025 | Blog
In a world obsessed with personal branding, bios have become business cards. We compress our lifework into two sentences. “Poet. Strategist. Founder. Slam Master.” But what happens when the most meaningful parts of your legacy won’t fit into a headline? For many of us...
