Writer. Educator. Consultant.
Daemond Arrindell is a poet, performer, playwright and teaching artist. He is a faculty member of Freehold Theatre - leading poetry and theater residencies at Monroe Correctional Complex for men for over ten years; Adjunct faculty at Seattle University; and a Senior Writer-In-Residence through Seattle Arts & Lectures’ Writers in the Schools Program and Skagit River Poetry Foundation.
His work has appeared in City Arts, Specter, and Crosscut magazines, as well as Poetry NorthWest and Seattle Review of Books. Daemond is a Jack Straw Writer, a VONA/Voices Writer’s Workshop fellow and co-adapted the acclaimed novel “Welcome To Braggsville,” by T. Geronimo Johnson into a stage production for Book-It Repertory Theater. In 2019, he performed his first one-man show, “Frozen Borders,” a performative exploration in imagery, poetry and emotion on the subject of the United States’ southern border.
Writer
Writing is how Daemond attempts to make sense of the world. He is a multi-genre writer grounded in poetry who has branched out to essays and playwriting.
Performer
The journey of a piece of writing is not complete until it has been shared aloud.
Teaching Artist
Writing informs the Teaching. Teaching informs the Writing. As a Teaching Artist, each nurtures the other.
Collaborator
Working with artists of different genres challenges artists to push past limitations and grow.
This is “Frozen Borders” which was a collab with visual artist Margie McDonald who designed the evocative set.
The Work
Daemond’s writing consistently asks or answers the question, “Who are you?” Addressing Blackness, masculinity, education, history, love and family
CONTACT
For inquiries regarding readings & performances, workshops, or consultations please contact kiss.fear.poetics@gmail.com