I am native daughter of grid-patterned poverty
Obamarama novelties
and cloud-piercing properties
where hundreds
of thousands
hide sleepless RedEyes behind desks
and texts of Tribunes and Sun-Times.
I am emphatic femininity
hushing phallic entities with
a lover
a pen
a voice
and a microphone.
I am tragic middle-class mulatto rushing home,
iris blooming from cheap bottle,
model-chaser,
rat-racing academic with a problem
or three.
I am held together by hope mostly.
But sometimes,
I'm just a loose palette of grey
like duct-tape reinforcement.
I am boxed in by my own cadence,
a marching lone-soldier
aimless and unarmed
wielding only wit and warmth.
KrisDeLaRash copyright 2009
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KrisDeLaRash has spoken her ever-evolving truth through her art, music, and poetry. Hailing from the south side of Chicago, Kris sculpts a (sometimes abrasive) reality that impels her audience to critique, embrace, and improve our world.
Kris extends her art to activism, performing all across the nation at benefits, fundraisers and community festivals to crowds of all demographics, for causes such as LGBTQ Rights, Rape Victims Advocates, Hate Crime Awareness, AIDS Awareness, and in solidarity with the people of Haiti and Palestine.
At present, Kris boasts working with the legendary Oscar Brown Jr., as well as sharing the stage with HBO Def poets such as Suheir Hammad, Kristiana Colón, and Kevin Coval, in addition to opening for musical acts such as Kid Sister, K-Os , and John West.
Now holding a Bachelor's of Communication and Media Studies from DePaul University, Kris teaches critical thinking and media literacy through creative writing and performance arts. She is the author of two publications of poems, Kliff Notes and Visceral.
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