María Fernanda (she/hers) writes poetry exploring the intimacy of sisterhood, the anchor of intergenerational coexistence, and grief.
Awarded the Norma Elia Cantú Award in Creative Writing and the Andrea Klein Willison Prize for Poetry, María Fernanda is a Callaloo fellow. Read more.
works
you and i, sistering
we are lightning
across the evening
[forthcoming, 2027]
my silence, an orb weaver’s silk
cocooning my throat
[Weekly Poem, dial 1-855-POEMRX2]
Poetry programming by María Fernanda
Where We At! series
A series of in-gallery experiences, crafted by María Fernanda, debuting at The National Gallery of Art. The title of this series is directly inspired by Black Women Artists Inc.’s name and call, “Where We At!” (circa 1971). Participants were invited to write poems and learn about the Black Arts Movement, as part of the Gallery’s exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985,
honoring nikki series
This year-long initiative by María Fernanda finds its shape in the form of workshops, lectures, and readings honoring Nikki Giovanni’s presence in DC. In effort to widen the lens in which we remember, each experience include curated artists and open mic readers/performers.
