The Body: Oracle of Memory

She is Cosmic Mother, Iyami Aje. Poems of pain, as presented by Mikell, sting as they heal; even the funny ones slap. The subcutaneous wounds of memory can hide no longer— Mikell ruthlessly opens them with pure warrior priestess fire for complete healing. Behold her medicine of word: Nothing less than transcendence.– Youssef Alaoui

Tureeda Mikell, story medicine woman, poet educator, visionary, performer, an activist for holism, Black Panther Alum, nationally and internationally recognized, has read in person or virtually from U.K., France, Egypt, South Africa to China. She connects religious taboos often intertwining society’ s relationships to our winged cousins, stars, and our ancestors speaking from the great beyond. Her first full length collection, Synchronicity: Oracle of Sun Medicine was nominated for the CA Book Award. First published by Nomadic Press February 2020, now at Black Lawrence Press in NY. Has been said, Tureeda is hell bent on asserting life.