Giselle Buchanan

Bio

Giselle Buchanan is a Jamaican American poet, cultural worker, and educator from The Bronx, NY. For over a decade, she has read poems and curated mixed-media creative writing workshops with educational institutions and arts organizations. During this time she has held space for hundreds of students seeking to explore and liberate their creative voices. Giselle has authored and self published many chapbooks and zines including her most recent Incantations (2019). She was included in the publication First Made into Language produced by Southern Exposure, which now lives in the permanent collection of the Met Library. Her work has been featured by media outlets such as Ms. Magazine, The Cut, Hanging Loose Magazine, Nickelodeon, and MSG Network among others.