incredibly grateful for the love given to this humbled poet 🖤 thank you for gathering with me at @bookbarmokena this afternoon. may these words take you and gently carry you home. 📖🌿 #poetry #poetrycommunity #chicagopoetry

incredibly grateful for the
love given to this
humbled poet 🖤

thank you for gathering with me
at @bookbarmokena this afternoon.
may these words take you
and gently carry you home. 📖🌿

#poetry #poetrycommunity #chicagopoetry

this sunday 🌙🌿 i am excited to be back at @bookbarmokena for a morning of poetry and community. i will be signing copies of my debut collection, a language only the earth remembers. come stay for a moment, and leave with something that lingers. 📍Book Bar, mokena il 🕰️ sunday, march 15 | 11AM #poetry #poetrycommunity #chicagopoetry

this sunday 🌙🌿

i am excited to be back at
@bookbarmokena for a morning
of poetry and community.
i will be signing copies of my debut collection,
a language only the earth remembers.

📍Book Bar, mokena il
🕰️ sunday, march 15 | 11AM

#poetry #poetrycommunity #chicagopoetry

- kat., “cognizance.” 🕰️ an excerpt from my debut collection, a language only the earth remembers. #poetry #poetrycommunity #chicagopoetry

- kat., “cognizance.” 🕰️

an excerpt from my debut collection,
a language only the earth remembers.

#poetry #poetrycommunity #chicagopoetry

gather with me at @thegroundedbooks 🌙📖

this saturday i will be reading
and signing copies of
a language only the earth remembers.
at Grounded Books in New Lenox 📖🗡️

🕰️ saturday, march 14 | 4PM

#poetry #poetrycommunity #chicagopoetry #newlenoxillinois

today at @soundgrowler 🖤🌙🌿 #poetry #poetrycommunity #chicagopoetry #streetzartzalliance

today at @soundgrowler 🖤🌙🌿

#poetry #poetrycommunity #chicagopoetry #streetzartzalliance

- kat., “ghost.”

- kat., “ghost.”

#poetry #poetrycommunity #chicagopoetry

tomorrow. 🌙 gather with me tomorrow for an afternoon of poetry, conversation, and quiet moments between the lines. i’ll be signing copies of my debut collection, a language only the earth remembers at @soundgrowler in Tinley Park. if you love: 🌙 reflective, literary poetry 🌿 themes of nature, memory, and becoming 📖 indie books & local authors ✨ thoughtful conversation over a good drink i would love to see you there. come support local books, local art, and independent voices. stay for a drink, and share a little quiet with me. #poetry #poetrycommunity #chicagopoetry

tomorrow. 🌙

i’ll be signing copies of my debut collection,
a language only the earth remembers
at @soundgrowler in Tinley Park.

come support local books,
local art, and independent voices.

#poetry #poetrycommunity #chicagopoetry

now in @alleycatcomics 🖤🌙 a language only the earth remembers. is now available at Alley Cat Comics in chicago. i’m deeply grateful for local shops that support independent voices. thank you @alleycatcomics and thank you, chicago 🖤 #poetry #poetrycommunity #chicagopoetry

now in @alleycatcomics.bsky.social 🖤🌙

a language only the earth remembers.
is now available at
Alley Cat Comics
in chicago.

i’m deeply grateful for local shops
that support independent voices.
thank you @alleycatcomics
and thank you, chicago 🖤

#poetry #poetrycommunity #chicagopoetry

Ode to the Waitress (poem by Kevin Coval)

youtu.be/W5z_OKgpfso?...

#chicagoart #art #chicagopoetry

This is an excerpt from my poem Not Every Rebel Has a Reason.

Check out the full poem and more like it on my Substack, Patreon, and Medium accounts.

Thanks for reading!

#RCVale #instapoetry #chicagopoet #chicagopoetry #contrarian #snippet #teaser #excerpt #RCValepoetry

This is an excerpt from my poem "I Was Meant to Matter".

Check out the full poem and more like it on my Substack, Patreon, and Medium accounts. #RCVale #instapoetry #chicagopoet #chicagopoetry #contrarian #snippet #teaser #excerpt #RCValepoetry

#chicagopoetry #poetlaureate #chicago #poetry Application is open for the 2025 Chicago Poet Laureate! www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...

BBFF: Black and Brown Poetry Festival: Spoken word, open mic night, poetry film festival. Date(s) & Time(s) April 24- 7pm, April 25- 6:30pm, April 25-3pm. Location: Pilsen Arts & Community House 1637 West 18th Street Chicago, IL 60608 The BBFF Poetry Festival is a three-day celebration of Black and Brown femme voices, featuring powerful spoek word, an open mic night, and a poetry film festival. Highlights include Road Scholar, Catalina Maria Johnson's presentation on hip hop as the new poetry, a showcase of Chicagoland poets, and screenings of poetry-inspired films

A Three day poetry festival at the Pilsen Arts & Community House featuring Road Scholar Catalina Maria Johnson, presenting her on hip hop as the new poetry. #PoetryEvents #NationalPoetryMonth #PoetryinChi #ChiPoets #Pilsen #PilsenPoets #ChicagoPoetry

PLEASE JOIN RARE NEST GALLERY FOR THE LOVER'S EYE PRESS READING SERIES

Sunday, May 25, 2025, 5:00 PM 7:00 PM

Event is FREE but reservations are required. Space is limited. keith@rarenestgallery.com or visit the Lover’s Eye website

#rarenestgallery #chicagogallery #loverseyepress #chicagopoetry

I need to be more active on here lol. Latest poem for National poetry month #nationalpoetrymonth #poem #poetry #chicagopoetry

Poem: Butterflies 🦋

#poetry #booksky #authors #canlit #canpoetry #chicagopoetry

If you're in the Chicago area, I'm excited to announce I'll be at @maudlavin.bsky.social 's READINGS series at Printers Row! I'll share some poems from OHIO RADIO and some of my newest work.

See you January 18, Chicago readers ❤️ 📚 🖊

#chicagopoetry #chicagopoets #ohiopoet #poetryreading