
A sensory rebellion of the heart.
We gather to expand Stéle Williamsburg into a sanctuary where spoken words bloom like rare essences, vulnerability becomes our shared language, and every breath tells a story of connection beyond traditional narratives.
Join us for an intimate revolution of voice, scent, & raw emotion.

TANGIE MITCHELL
@tangelina.jolie
A poet and editor from North Carolina. Her work centers personal and collective histories of the Black American South and has been featured in Obsidian: Literature and Arts in the African Diaspora, Mosaic, Poetry Wales, Berlin Lit,and more. A 2025 Poetry Project Emerge-Surface-Be Fellow, a Watering Hole Poetry Fellow and an alum of the UK-based Obsidian Foundation, Tangie’s work has earned Best of The Net and Robert Siegel Prize nominations and has recieved support from the Cave Canem Foundation, the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop, the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College and other arts institutions. She sleeps in Brooklyn.

MAGENTA
@magenta.pdf
Magenta (Alisha Acquaye) (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist, creative writer and workshop bae from Brooklyn, NY. Their art explores Black femme embodiment, experimental formats, West African mythology, afrosurrealism and intense scorpio-sag sensuality. Magenta’s writing is published in The Plentitudes Journal, The Iowa Review, Catapult, Carve Magazine, Teen Vogue and more platforms. When she isn’t daydreaming, she’s creating obscure spotify playlists, learning to dance, creating fairytales from their body and watching cartoons.

GISSELLE YEPES
@gisselleyepes
Gisselle Yepes is a Puerto Rican and Colombian poet, educator, and storyteller from the Bronx. Their autobiographical work is rooted in the intimate relationships between grief, memory, and silence within Puerto Rican families and domestic spheres. Gisselle received their MFA in Creative Writing at Indiana University Bloomington and their B.A. from Wesleyan University, They are a Letras Boricuas 2022 Fellowship Recipient, Tin House Scholar, and Sundress Academy of the Arts Resident. Their poetry lives in the LA Times, MoMa Magazine, Split this Rock, Poets.org, and more. Gisselle is currently working on their book Desahógate.

LIA HAGEN
Lia Hagen is a terminally optimistic writer from Omaha, Nebraska. Her poem "Thanksgiving" was shortlisted for the 2024 Bridport Prize in Poetry, and her short story "Love Line" won a 2024 Next Generation Short Story Award. Her work has appeared in The Minetta Review, Button Poetry, and the Eunoia Review.