Poetry Workshop

Approach the Mic, Feel Like It’s Made to Sway Your Conscience

Reflections on the nature of poetry, my writing process, and finding my voice.

Kelsey Ogbewe
10 min readDec 28, 2021
2017 Performance at Busboys & Poets’ Tuesday Night Open Mic on 14th Street, Washington D.C. | Photo by Reece Andrea

Four years ago, I switched up the market for my art.
Four years ago, you could find me at a Busboys & Poets damn near every week.
Four years ago, I would get on the Red Line…

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Kelsey Ogbewe

Poet | Essayist | Artist “You cannot enslave a mind that knows itself, that values itself, that understands itself…” — Wangari Maathai #WEOC