Shanekia McIntosh

Bio

Shanekia McIntosh is a writer, poet, and performer living in Hudson, NY where she works as the Youth Services & Programs Assistant for the Hudson Area Library. McIntosh has read and shown her work at The New Museum, Second Ward Foundation, Portland Institute of Contemporary Art’s TBA Festival, Hudson Hall, NY Live Arts, SEPTEMBER Gallery and more, with recent work being published in Chronogram, Apogee Journal, and The TENTH Magazine. She is the co-founder of Free Range, a Black performance series with artist Tschabalala Self and DJ Michael Mosby. Previously, McIntosh co-curated TRIPTYCH, the Sunday daytime programming for Basilica Soundscape Music and Arts Festival with poet Joey de Jesus.