poet/essayist

​A Ashley is a Black, neurodivergent writer from Orlando, Florida with an MFA from the University of Central Florida. She primarily writes poetry, essay, and cross-genre works that explore the minority experience. Her work is forthcoming in Capable Magazine and can be found in The Offing.

A Ashley's current project is TWO-NESS, a cross-genre poetry and essay collection inspired by W.E.B. Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk. It explores topics of identity, racial injustice, mental health, emotional abuse, and chronic physical illness. 

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