Atlanta poet Amena Brown blends hip-hop, jazz and comedy into spoken word artistry

Our “Speaking of” series spotlights local creatives sharing their inspiration, influences, and experiences. In our continued efforts to expand the series, today we add “Speaking of Poetry” to our collection.

In this segment, Atlanta’s most prolific wordsmiths discuss the art of evoking emotions with words. For this edition of “Speaking of Poetry,” we feature spoken word poet and storyteller Amena Brown. 

“If I were going to describe my style of poetry, I would say it’s as if poetry and hip-hop and jazz and monologue and comedy all merged together and made a type of performance art,” Brown says.