gather with me for a moment of written song. dance with me in friday’s rain. cry with me tears of joy, or sorrow, regardless, be present with me. 🌿🕯️ i am grateful for the bookstores and libraries that have carried my work. for the readers who see the inner workings of my mind, thank you. may these words come home with you. 🖤📖 #poetry #poetrycommunity #chicagopoetry

gather with me for a moment
of written song.
dance with me in friday’s rain.
cry with me tears of joy,
or sorrow,
regardless,
be present with me. 🌿🕯️

#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

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