Kam is West African-born but grew up in Harlem. Finding it hard to express herself verbally growing up, she fell in love with the ability to share her inner thoughts and wild imagination with people without having to speak. But every now and then she gets a bit courageous and shares some of her writing.

Kam shares two poems for Release 003: LOVE. The first is about accountability, the second is a disclaimer to the man who will love her.

Kristin is a writer because she writes. She is a lifelong student and educator. Her plants require her to read to them. She combats writer's block with a yoga flow or dancing. Her story for Release 003: LOVE is about the unconditional love between her and her father, now held in a container of grief.

Tiffany is a hopeful romantic and Brooklyn native currently working on her first memoir. Her story for Release 003 is a rendering of an unexpected encounter with a stranger in Paris and the echo of its impact.

Kat is a multidisciplinary creative known for introducing good people to the utmost experiences and communities. Kat’s story for Release 003: LOVE is about the unavoidable relationship between grief and love.

Ẹniafẹ Isis is a woman breaking into herself, a writer alchemizing emotion, and a journey-teller guiding herself and others in the narration of their own stories. Her story for Release 003: LOVE, Reflections In Her Eyes, is told through the lens of a woman breaking into herself, breaking down, breaking up, and breaking through.

Lauren is a storyteller, writer, stand-up comedian, and artist. Her story for Release 003: LOVE explores the journey of self-love through the lens of body image and a chance encounter that blossoms into a romance spanning London, New York, and Paris.

Join the Founders of Craft & Release, Glynn Pogue and Nneka Julia, as they kick off Release 003 with a conversation about LOVE.

Black, queer, and concerned with freedom, Solaris J. Capehart is a Liberian poet and abolitionist educator based in Bed-Stuy, they are the result of a divine experiment to combine the gay son and the thot daughter, this is not even their final form. They share two poems celebrating friendship as a sacred technology for survival. We hope you enjoy this episode, and make sure to stick around for the after-the-release craft interview.