African-Italian performance poet based in Oakland, California. Active in creative writing and spoken word since the early 1990s. Author of 9 books--Boneyard, Unwritten Law, Stormwater, Skeletal Black (all from POOR Press), Elohi Unitsi (Conviction 2 Change Publishing), Rusty Gallows: Passages Against Hate (Vagabond Books), Plans (Nomadic Press), Crimson Stain (EYEPUBLISHEWE) and his newest, Discovery (Southern Arizona Press) -- and 73 anthology appearances under his figurative belt so far.