Joy Has a Sound: Black Sonic Visions

by edited by Rachel Kessler & Elisheba Johnson; feat. Anastacia-Reneé & Kamari Bright

An anthology of Black art, poetry, prose, scores, scripts and silences. This anthology is a poly-vocal, visually stunning answer to the question, What are the sounds of community and how they are handed down? A home for Black art and culture in Seattle’s Central District.

About the Artists

Anastacia-Reneé (She/They) is a queer writer, educator, interdisciplinary artist, speaker and podcaster. She is the author of (v.) (Black Ocean) and Forget It (Black Radish) and, Here in the (Middle) of Nowhere and Sidenotes from the Archivist forthcoming from Amistad (an imprint of HarperCollins). Former Seattle Civic Poet (2017-2019), Hugo House Poet-in-Residence (2015-2017), Arc Artist Fellow (2020) and Jack Straw Curator (2020).

Next Up

Dreaming Ecosystems: Film Poetry Workshop

Common OBJECTS
March 14, 2026
11 am – 5 pm

March 15, 2026
11 am – 5 pm

Space is limited

Cadence Casual [in person]

Northwest Film Forum
April 18, 2026
5:30 – 7 pm

ceaseless, of the earth

Frye Art Museum
April 30, 2026
6 – 8 pm