is a spoken word performer & teaching artist
An award winning and published poet. Click the tab below to read online and watch performances.
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Dralandra is an award-winning spoken word poet, arts educator, curator, and the co-editor of Cracked Walnut’s anthology “Rewilding Hope, 2023” based in Minneapolis. Through performance, she weaves together words, rhythm, and intimacy to create a safe space for healing & self-discovery. She invites her audience to confront their own traumas and find strength in vulnerability. Her work is rooted in the art of healing, spirituality, community, self-love, and liberation. Her poetry not only serves as a form of therapeutic release for herself but also for those who listen to her words. Publication of her work has appeared in the Minnesota Women’s Press, Witness Writers, The Agates, and in the Mississippi Valley anthology. She’s collaborated and competed on platforms including the MN Black Authors Expo, Button Poetry, TruArtSpeaks, Black Business Ball Enterprise, and Green Room. Her impact goes beyond the stage.
She’s actively collaborated with nonprofits across the metro area, delivering poetry workshops that enrich their programs.
She serves on the Cracked Walnut board of directors and is a member of the League of MN Poets & Art to Change the World. Her poetic expression is a platform for advocacy, as she uses spoken word to shed light on social issues & uplift marginalized communities. She is also the creator of the "Pocket Poetry Dispenser ''at Next Chapter Booksellers in St. Paul, MN.
Her poetry style is “spoken word”-which is meant to be said rather than read! Catch her live and outside, visit events.
*Current interest lies in creative nonfiction.
She serves on the Citizens Utility Board of directors. Throughout her career, she's obtained her certification in affordable housing. A housing champion who's worked as a court operator for the 4th judicial district civil housing court and lobbied at the State Capital to garner support for affordable housing bills and local businesses. Her commitment to public service and leadership in the arts continues to grow and strengthen. To track the journey, subscribe below!
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