Why Support Ashley
Supporting a poet is like fueling the engine of creativity that keeps the world vibrant, thought-provoking, and alive with possibility! Poets have a unique ability to capture emotions, tell stories, and challenge perspectives in ways that connect deeply with readers and listeners. By supporting me, you’re not just helping one person – you’re investing in community and the creation of art that inspires, validates, and celebrates the beauty and complexity of the human experience.
My poetry pushes boundaries, brings light to underrepresented voices, and offers a powerful lens through which we can explore complex topics like love, loss, justice, and identity. I integrate poetry into offerings like keynotes, workshops, consultation, and more! Your support allows me to continue my craft, experiment with new ideas, and share my work with wider audiences. Whether it’s through purchasing my book, attending readings, or donating, or booking one of my services you play a crucial role in keeping the art of poetry thriving and ensuring my voice remains heard. Support me in committing poetry in every aspect of my life!
Commit Poetry
Expose your inner thoughts to willing participants.
Burn down the stage and leave it smoldering.
Let the ashes of your words permeate the space.
You will be the main suspect in a series of fires. Your arson tongue has no plans of stopping.
Snatch attention and edges. Steal gasps.
Rob the audience of their misinformation. Replace it with your premeditated experiences.
Murder the mic. Bury the body in the back of your mind with the rest of your trauma.
Do not go quietly. Scream not guilty, with your fingers crossed behind your back.
Aggravate society with the assault of your sound.
Arm yourself with literary devices.
Shotgun similes and musket metaphors.
Drop symbolism bombs.
Throw tear gas vulnerability.
Use your sharp lines to cut a bitch.
Throw your fist in the air as a warning shot.
Distribute your voice like dime bags.
Be the plug.
Get high on your own supply.
Know the value of your product, the way it makes the con- sumer feel when they snort each line. Your shit is pure. Take the money and skip town.
Wash it clean.
Launder it out to dry and use it to buy back your hostage voice. Pay off your insecurities. Assume a new identity, cut your hair, change your name.
Walk with the confidence of a mediocre White man.
Hustle your speech.
Disturb the peace.
Incite vernacular revolution.
Riot in-between the lines on your sheets.
Picket with your pen.
Fuck the policing of expression.
Resist silence.
Vandalize our history books and rewrite the narratives. Break the sound system.
Commit Poetry.