Poetry Night with Knox Frederickson, Adelaide Anne, and Isha Camara
About this Event
I Use This Voice to Scream is a deeply personal exploration of identity and what it means to find one's true self. The book is honest and vulnerable, never holding back. It shows an intimate story of what it means to be a trans teen in the 2020s with the weight of trauma. I Use This Voice to Scream is a non-linear timeline of the author's journey towards self acceptance and healing.
Knox Frederickson is a queer and autistic poet located in the Twin Cities. He uses writing as a form of escapism while advocating and giving voice to those who have been silenced. He is the author of I Use This Voice to Scream and he is the Minnesota Youth Poet Laureate Runner Up.
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Drowning in the Rain by Adelaide Anne is a poetry collection that follows the story of a rose that cannot absorb the water falling from the sky. Though the flower is drowning, the rose would prefer to wither away than to steal what belongs to the rain. The story encapsulates the authentic struggles of mental & physical illness while using symbolic imagery. It brings the reader along the journey as the rose learns to bloom despite adversity.
Adelaide Anne is a 17-year-old author who is trying to shape the world with poetry. Her goal is to use art as a protest against various social justice issues, and to highlight the struggles of marginalized people. She has performed slam poetry all around Minnesota. At 15, she self-published a poetry book called Drowning in the Rain, about the struggles of mental & physical health, and learning how to heal from society's unjust expectations. She was a part of BeHeard 2024, a selective slam poetry group including mentorship from poet Danez Smith. She loves using art of all kinds to fight for a more equitable world.
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Isha Camara is a Gambian-American poet and visual artist from South Minneapolis, Minnesota. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Masters at Randolph College in Creative Writing. Her work has been featured in Poets.org, MUZZLE Magazine, The Mahalat Review, and Torch Literary. Isha's about her myths, historical lore and the ancestral gossip that lives in poetry.
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