DeShawn McKinney
Deshawn McKinney is a writer reppin Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
His work focuses on intersectional, diasporic liberation. He seeks to build coalition across peoples and movements to create sustainable, proactive, and effective bases of power. His art, grounded in hip-hop, is used to invite folks into the conversation and disrupt the status quo, with a focus on opening up spaces to those who have historically been absent or barred from them. His poems appear in journals such as Lolwe and Glass. His debut chapbook, father forgive me, was published by Black Sunflowers Poetry Press in 2021.
Deshawn holds a Master in Creative Writing - Poetry from the University of East Anglia.
Website: https://www.blacksunflowerspoetry.com/product-page/father-forgive-me
Twitter: @_deshawnpm
Instagram: @_deshawnpm
His work focuses on intersectional, diasporic liberation. He seeks to build coalition across peoples and movements to create sustainable, proactive, and effective bases of power. His art, grounded in hip-hop, is used to invite folks into the conversation and disrupt the status quo, with a focus on opening up spaces to those who have historically been absent or barred from them. His poems appear in journals such as Lolwe and Glass. His debut chapbook, father forgive me, was published by Black Sunflowers Poetry Press in 2021.
Deshawn holds a Master in Creative Writing - Poetry from the University of East Anglia.
Website: https://www.blacksunflowerspoetry.com/product-page/father-forgive-me
Twitter: @_deshawnpm
Instagram: @_deshawnpm
