Sacramento Big Poetry Event: V.S. Chochezi

Left: V.S. Chochezi.

On Monday, February 16, I will host a poetry reading at the Sacramento Poetry Center. Six plus poets are expected to participate in this event that honors Black History Month. I will be posting profiles of the poets here until the day of the event. We start with a vibrant poet, activist,dancer, scholar, educator: Sista V.S. Chochezi.

Bio:

V.S. Chochezi is a poet, writer, communicator, educator and activist. She has been widely published, has shared her poetry all over the country, has won numerous awards
and accolades.

She and her mother, Staajabu self-published six written collections and two cds of their poetry.

They co-hosted a poetry venue at Carol’s Books for 10 years. They also performed their poetry under the name Straight Out Scribes. Though the Scribes are now bi-coastal, they still get together occassionally for that purpose.

When Chochezi is not working or poeting, you will often find her in a West African
dance class. She currently performs with Umoja Productions, a West African dance and
drum troupe based in Sacramento.


She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Delaware State University and a master’s degree from California State University, Sacramento, in communication studies with a focus on rhetorical criticism and instructional communication.

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