NYC-Based poets Aziza Barnes, Nabila Lovelace, and Thiahera Nurse discuss why they want to bring their #BlackGirlMagic to MFA programs. 



MFABLKGRLS Ep. 1: Creativity, Hustle, Kinship

In this episode, the MFABLKGRLS talk Emmett Till, Family Narratives, and Arrogance. 

MFABLKGRLS Ep. 2: Emmett Till, Family Narratives, and Arrogance

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MFABLKGRLS Ep. 3: Callaloo and Critique

"Surround yourself with people that have good intentions for you." 

Listen in as MFABLKGRLS delve deeper into the bonds they've created through writing...

MFABLKGRLS ep. 4: The Friendship of Writing

In the second to last episode, the MFABLKGRLS grapple with their biggest challenges as writers. 

MFABLKGRLS ep. 5:  Challenges x3

The MFABLKGRLS wrap up this season's convo with solid advice for all the BlacQurls out there who wanna write. 

MFABLKGRLS ep. 6: For BlacQurls Who Wanna Write...

The poets are back with new musings and new material. 
Listen in as they discuss self-care and surprising realizations while writing on violence, Greek mythology, and erasure. 

MFABLKGIRLS S2, E1: Roll Call

"You look at this thing, and it exists now. A thing that never existed before, exists now, and its yours. [...] That's a f*cking superpower."  

MFABLKGRLS S2,E2: Writing When You Don't Have the Words

The MFABLKGRLS enjoy other art forms alongside poetry and know how to protect their space/time. This episode is packed with improv, incense, and hilarious art-chick anecdotes. 

MFABLKGIRLS S2,E3: Earth Women, Artsy Girls, and Trap Prophets

In this final segment of MFABLKGRLS Season 2, the poets are tasked with a daunting, post-apocalyptic challenge. The MFABLKGRLS must compile sacred texts for a new world; which pieces will they include? 

From the Audre Lorde/James Baldwin dialogue on patriarchy to Kanye West's "Gone," the MFABLKGRLS re-imagine a world unfolding through freedom. 

MFABLKGIRLS S2,E4: Freedom

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