Chris Lilley

C. Lilley, a New York native, is a poet, singer-songwriter, and an educator. Chris has had the privilege of collaborating with Jasmine Mans and Rudy Fransisco, and has performed in several famed spaces such as the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and the Bowery Poetry Club, as well as in venues across the country.

His writing most often reflects his love for God, his love for blackness, and his love for the hurting. His writing seeks to encompass everything that he is in its entirety.

C is the author of The Quiet Way, as well as one chapbook entitled je suis noir [i am black], available now under the name 'Chris Lilley.'

je suis noir [i am black] is his first poetry collection (released February 1, 2016).

The Quiet Way is his second poetry collection (released October 22, 2016).