Fatimah Asghar is a poet, photographer, and writer whose forceful presence and fierce work from stages, on pages, and behind lenses have made her one of the city's strongest young poetic voices. She is a member of the Dark Noise Collective, a teaching artist at Young Chicago Authors, and is the creator of Let Me Love Me, a "a nude photo project for people of color to talk about [their] bodies and [their] journeys with self love." Her chapbook After dropped last November through YesYes Books.
Recorded live 3/10/16 at WHPK 88.5FM in Chicago
Music from this week's show:
Tha' Coop - @karavelo
Patriot Act - Heems
Always on Time (feat. Ja Rule) - Ashanti