I am the girl with the smile,
BIO
Vanessa Chica is a New York City educator, writer and performance poet. She has featured at various events such as The Smokin Word and Drum, The Urban Juke Joint, Capicu, Word@4F, The Nuyorican Poets Café and The Bronx Museum. She has performed at The National Black Theatre in shows “From The Page To The Stage”, “Misconception”, “Misconception Too” produced in part by The Sunday Writing Circle/ The Full Circle Ensemble. She was a panelist for “Mujeres On The Mic” (2016) and “Dique Dominicana (2018) at The Association Of Writers held in Los Angeles and Tampa. Vanessa Chica has also co-written a poetic play titled “Live Big Girl”, a poetic play about 3 women and their different and not so different experiences of living in a body that is not celebrated. Vanessa Chica believes there is strength in vulnerability and she is becoming stronger every day. For more information visit VanessaChica.com or LiveBigGirl.com
Social media handles- Instagram: @VanessaChicaWrites Twitter @PoetryChica
who carries the sun to his dark
Not allowed to feel anything but helpful
What can I do for him?
I tell him that carrying the sun gets heavy
That it burns my hands
That I hold it much longer than I can manage
Just for him
I tell him that my dark matches his at times
That I too need
That I hurt
He…he asks for more sunlight
I comply
Re-adjust
Blow into my hands for some relief
I wonder,
If I were to swallow the sun
Become flames
Would he put me out?
Or complain of heat and seek refuge elsewhere
BIO
Vanessa Chica is a New York City educator, writer and performance poet. She has featured at various events such as The Smokin Word and Drum, The Urban Juke Joint, Capicu, Word@4F, The Nuyorican Poets Café and The Bronx Museum. She has performed at The National Black Theatre in shows “From The Page To The Stage”, “Misconception”, “Misconception Too” produced in part by The Sunday Writing Circle/ The Full Circle Ensemble. She was a panelist for “Mujeres On The Mic” (2016) and “Dique Dominicana (2018) at The Association Of Writers held in Los Angeles and Tampa. Vanessa Chica has also co-written a poetic play titled “Live Big Girl”, a poetic play about 3 women and their different and not so different experiences of living in a body that is not celebrated. Vanessa Chica believes there is strength in vulnerability and she is becoming stronger every day. For more information visit VanessaChica.com or LiveBigGirl.com
Social media handles- Instagram: @VanessaChicaWrites Twitter @PoetryChica