Taiwana is currently writing a first novel playing with the possibilities of anger, youth, and black radical tradition. In the meantime, feel free to explore her published prose, poetry, and performances. You can also subscribe to her novel mailing list below.
Prose
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Youth Prisons: Abolition or Reform?: a Public Holistic Response
Public Philosophy Journal, 2023.
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Nothing For Us Without Us
Minnesota Women’s Press, 2022.
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Undergraduate Journalism
The Echo, Augsburg’s Student Newspaper, 2018-2021.
Poetry
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How to Love an Alcoholic in Two parts Ending with a Drunk Stumbling Down Maryland Avenue
Academy of American Poets, 2020.
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The Market on Maryland Avenue
Black in the Middle: an Anthology of the Black Midwest, Belt Publishing, 2020.
Performances & Panels
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Taiwana Reads Excerpts from Novel In-Progress
Queer Voices, 2022.
Other readers include Trisha Collopy, Molly Beth Griffin, Josina Manu Maltzman, aegor ray.
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Artist Equity Summit
American Composers Forum, 2022.
Co-performers include Isha Camara and Athena Estime.
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The Past/Present/Future of Abolition in Minneapolis and Beyond
MPD150, 2022.
