I am very excited to announce that I have bought my name as a domain name and have a professional website! Check out jordanalam.com to have a more in-depth look at my creative and professional work. *** I woke up and it was loud in my head.I woke and the heaviness that sat on my […]
I feel like I have had a certain conversation on repeat for the past few weeks, but I can’t stop myself. The words are there right under my skin. “it is this time that matters it is this history I care about the one we make together awkward inconsistent as a lame cat on the loose or quick as kids freed […]
Project As[I]Am has re-opened its call for submissions! Submit your work by July 5th for a chance to be included in our issue, themed “Our Greatest Resource,” on emotional labor and solidarity through love. This week, I wanted to write about something completely mundane. I moved into my new apartment this week, putting everyone who […]
Eid Mubarak, all! This year has been a time of seeking intentional spirituality in my life. Ramadan has been really varied for me; there was no consistency that I could find in it, other than a renewed sense of wanting to move towards spiritual wellness. I fasted; I didn’t fast. I felt grounded; I snapped. […]
we have all hurt someone tremendously, whether by intent or accident. we have all loved someone tremendously, whether by intent or accident. it is an intrinsic human trait, and a deep responsibility, i think, to be an organ and a blade. but, learning to forgive ourselves and others because we have not chosen wisely is […]
I have recently been entertained by a phrase my friend Jess told me, quoting another poet, “If you are too consumed by grief and have to watch bad TV shows, then you are with your ancestors.” Glad to know that my ancestors are not disappointed in me for watching days and days of House on […]
“How do you honor people in your pieces?” I asked two different poets these past few weeks. I’ve been struggling with this question as I think about writing and publishing more publicly. I always have ownership over my own stories, even when they include other people – family members, friends, and people who look suspiciously […]
Moments of public creation: 1. Walking through a movie set on the streets of Manhattan, where they’re changing the storefront signs out or have put old cars lined up on one side of the street to transform it into some time far in the past. 2. Drawing geometric shapes in full color pencil on the […]
I’ve been treating this year as if it were my last (on earth, that is, not just my last in college). Sometimes that’s a positive – when it spurs me to try out for new things and make new connections and deflate the excess worry that builds in my chest when I feel overwhelmed. But […]
Last week, I had the fabulous opportunity to attend not one, but two literary events in NYC: The Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe Friday night slam and The Moth’s StorySlam at the Brooklyn Museum. After getting a healthy dose of Snoop Dogg, I took a 180 degree turn in my live entertainment consumption. And, to put it […]