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A free poetry playbook for you

Get your creative OJ flowing 🍊 I curated these poems as a boost of vitamin C and included inspiring quotes + writing prompts for you.

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 make poetry with me

I grew up thinking poetry was unapproachable, mysterious, almost mathematical.

Then life cracked me open and poetry slipped in. It arrived wearing the colors of music and play: the words I wrote didn't make much sense to my brain but they spoke to all my senses like sparking a flame.

Explore my workshops, events and performances below, and let's break poetry out of its ivory tower as an accessible tool to foster play, self-awareness and belonging.

 

Get Your Scribble On workshop

Learn how to play with words in these open-level, anti-perfectionist writing sessions. Each month, we focus on a different topic like writing about the body, home, forgiveness or being alone.

You'll be guided by examples and prompts and get lightweight workshopping from a super supportive group. Leave with a piece you love every time.

“Although I used to feel judgement when sharing poems, the way you facilitated made me feel comfortable and connected. Your passion for poetry is infectuous."

- M, online workshop participant

98%

satisfaction rate

700+

sign ups

 
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 1-on-1 Mentoring

I see the scribbler in you. You want to:

  • Write poetry but have no clue where to start 🤷

  • Smash a wedding speech that'll make aunt Glyndiola blubber 🥹

  • Get pieces ready to submit to publications ✍️

  • Get cracking on your first book & learn about self-publishing 📖

  • Overcome your fear of open mics and find your inner performer 🎤

I'll hold your hand for 6 weeks to achieve those writing goals you've had on a post-it for months.

Sliding scale pricing starts at 500$.

“I finally gathered the courage to read my poetry out loud to others, with a background of ukulele. Thank you so much, you inspired me in your beauty and freedom." 

- Julie


Coming soon

Write Yourself Out Loud | 6-week writing course

Get out of your head and onto the page in this playful, generative group course designed for you to find your voice - both written and spoken - in community.

What you'll get:

  • Prompts + other tricks to find inspiration when the well feels dry

  • How to turn your inner critic into a writing companion

  • Public speaking techniques to step up to the mic with confidence

  • Several pieces you feel proud to share out loud

Sliding scale pricing starts at 300$

    • You're a closeted writer feeling the tickle to finally share your work

    • You're a perfectionist who wants to turn writing into play v. work

    • You've always wanted to write and need help establishing a practice

    • You're terrified of open mics but ready to face the stage

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Performances & creative collabs

I perform, MC and curate word-made magic for audiences internationally, in French and English.

Let's co-create.

Want to have me perform, speak or teach at your private event, festival or retreat?

Some inspiration for what we could brew up together:

  • I curated and performed a live storytelling experience in The Sonic Sphere at the Shed NYC with 4 local poets. "Enveloped in Verse” immersed its audience in the age-old tradition of sharing stories in a circle from within a massive spherical concert-hall suspended in mid-air.

  • I perform solo and with live musicians/DJs. I bring my album and other pieces to life at festivals and venues internationally (Gaia NoMaya, CAMP, PYNK, Lightning Society, Le Chateau du Feÿ)

  • I co-host monthly “Evenings of Poetry and Creativity(NYC) where folks get to rediscover their own poetic spark through a short poetry masterclass and meditative reading, crowned by an open mic with partner in rhyme Ross Guttler.

  • I co-founded of “La poésie vous va si bien (Paris), a quarterly series of events where we use music to free poetry from its ivory tower, in collab with poet Éloi Saint Bris, guitarist Hadrien Remy and La maison de la conversation

Discover my book Tongues Tied and my album Cordes Sensibles

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Want to ignite creativity at your company?

My 6+ years working in tech taught me that the better we use our words, the better we do our work. My workshops and public speaking blend poetry, mindfulness and tech to turn your people into wordsmiths.

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