Flavor, cookery, and presentation are the vehicles of culture, identity, and creativity. I’m extremely blessed to be loved with enough provision to experience finger-lickin’ meals.
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Kayah Hodge
(she/her) Mentee
A native Brooklynite, Kayah Hodge is a Digital Creator at Macmillan Publishers and member of the Girls Write Now Anthology Committee. The recent alumna of Hamilton College specialized in Creative Writing, honed her voice as a lover of literature, and was recently featured in Carnegie Hall's Afrofuturism display. Outside of writing mixed genre material, Kayah enjoys spending time learning new recipes and cooking with love. Her favorite authors include Jacqueline Woodson, James Baldwin, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She particularly appreciates work that sheds light on immigrant experiences and the vastness of underrepresented cultures.
Favorite Authors & Artists
Jacqueline Woodson, Reyna Biddy, Roxane Gay
Artist‘s Statement
With interdisciplinary interests across the arts, my writing captures who I am holistically. My stories embody life through my unique voice. Frankly, this journey has allowed me to discover components of my voice that otherwise were quieted. The thread that weaves my writing together is a desire to share my perspective and perception of the world around me.
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The Recipe
Uplifting yet grounded, explore a euphoric reality bound by light and positivity instead of oppression and resistance.
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Cena ~ Dinner
Cooking a delicious feast or tasty meal for one is a skill, art, and process with a priceless reward: a full belly!
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Her Boys
From close proximity, the speaker observes how the boys she knows intimately face daily obstacles in a world full of heavy systemic institutions.
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Some Sundays
Growth and transitions inspired this piece. On this journey, I learned it takes healing my old wounds to embrace my greatest potential fully. There’s progress in making it to even take one more step!