Welcome to my website! I’m an author, freelance writer and VO lady. I share things I’ve learned, life updates, events, interviews and whatever else I choose to spill in black and white. Enjoy you e-stay!
All in Be Authentic
Embracing all the seasons with peace shimmying under our chest at ALL times.
There is no specific outline or box to define the black voice in writing. All of our narratives are essential to reach wherever we are in life. It’s all one collective that’s absolutely beautiful if you step back and browse through all of our stories. There is an imprint within the black voice in the literature that continues to subtly mark stories as low art or high art and it does no one any good. If you are a writer, experiment with the various black authors before you, and then write your story your way. Unapologetically write your story, as it is recognizing this: Once you wake up black and you write your story—that is the black voice.
My gut whispered that everything would be okay. My gut was saying one thing while my surroundings said another. 5 months later and you know what: Everything is okay. It isn’t perfect. Bonafide shit storm. We’re still in a pandemic.
BUT.
Damnit, I am here. And there are a few things that I am thankful for during this quarantine and pandemic.
Show your body love and care. When our loved ones are sick, we are quick to be of aid. Let us show up for our own bodies!
Zhane’l Speaks is best known for communicating her raw feelings through her poetry. She loves to tell the world her euphoric and sensual thoughts through her narratives. Learn more about Zhanel as Jasmine interviews her on her latest collection, The Women Inside of Me
