Anastacia-Reneé (Kansas City’s Brown Suga Poet) is an award-winning writer, pushcart nominee, educator, interdisciplinary artist, playwright, TEDX speaker and a PBS Newshour feature. She is the author of (v.), Forget It, Side Notes from the Archivist and Here in the (Middle) of Nowhere. Her book Side Notes from the Archivist was selected as one of “New York Public Library’s Best Books” and “The American Library Associations (RUSA) “Notable Books.” Anastacia-Renee served as Seattle, Washington’s Civic Poet (2017-2019). Her wor