Tshaka Campbell at Joy Frequencies

Tshaka Campbell flies in from San Jose to feature at Joy Frequences open mic hosted by Derrick C. Brown and Linda Ravenswood at Covell wine bar in Los Feliz!

Covell

4628 Hollywood Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90027

21+

$12.51 to enter

About the Author:

Tshaka is the first black, Santa Clara County Poet Laureate and has authored the books of poetry entitled Tarman, Muted Whispers, Stuff | Will Write More, Tunnel Vision and Blood at the Root: An Nkisi. His words have been featured in Bridges Review, BBC UK, Content Magazine, Speakeasy Vol. 1, Liminal Animals, Rigorous, among others. A city of Milpitas and city of Sunnyvale commendation in the arts award recipient, Tshaka has also collaborated on projects with the World Health Organization (WHO), the de Young Museum in San Francisco, the NUMU and Triton museums, as well sits on the Board of Directors for Silicon Valley Creates arts council and Poetry Center San Jose. He has partnered with the Silicon Valley Transit Authority and community members to deliver youth programs centered around expanding poetry and literature.  He has four spoken word albums entitled ONE, BLOODLINES, SKIN vol.1; and his most recent release NKISI is currently available on all streaming platforms.

About the Book:

"Tshaka Campbell's Blood at the Root: An Nkisi is a spellbinding reminder that we are eternity’s human cargo on a sensual journey of intricate relationships circulating in rivers of blood."

—Tureeda Mikell, Poet, writer, cultural activist and author of Synchronicity: The Oracle of Sun Medicine (Black Lawrence Press, 2020) and The Body: Oracle of Memory (Black Lawrence Press, 2024)

Joy Frequencies:

A fun poetry show hosted by Derrick C. Brown and Linda Ravenswood.

El Martillo Press:

Founded by Matt Sedillo and David A. Romero, El Martillo Press publishes writers whose pens strike the page with clear intent; words with purpose to pry apart assumed norms and to hammer away at injustice. El Martillo Press proactively publishes writers looking to pound the pavement to promote their work and the work of their fellow pressmates. El Martillo is the builder of bridges and the destroyer of walls.