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Cincinnati Dweller, Chai Tea Drinker, Lauryn Hill Listener, Professional Harmonizer &
Published Spoken Word Poet📝🎤🇯🇲 #writeuntil

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We carry so much each day that lingers in our minds, hearts, and spirits. Holding it all inside can feel heavy.

Writing to Exhale: Healing the Unspoken is a 6-week workshop series designed to offer space for release, reflection, and connection through the written word. Beginning February 23, this experience invites you to put pen to paper in community and allow yourself to exhale.

Participants may choose one of two cohorts held at the Kennedy Heights Arts Center Lindner Annex:

Monday Evenings | 6:30–8:30pm
Dates: 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30

Thursday Mornings | 11:00am–1:00pm
Dates: 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2

Paper and pen will be provided. Bring yourself and an open heart and mind.

Led by our 2026 Artist-in-Residence, Jamie-Lee, sessions include guided prompts, readings, and reflective discussion centered on identity and growth. Writers of all levels are welcome. The goal is simple: create a supportive space to explore your voice, build confidence, and connect with others.

The residency culminates in a free, public open mic celebration on Saturday, April 11 at 7:30pm (doors at 7:00pm) in our performance hall, featuring live music, refreshments, and powerful storytelling.

Attendance is free. Registration is required as space is limited. Participants are asked to commit to all six sessions. Open to ages 14+.

Register through the link in bio.

This project is supported in part by Arts Midwest and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Photo Credit: Taylor Higgins

#WritingToExhale #PageToStage #cincyarts #CreativeHealing #SpokenWord #KennedyHeights by @jleezabeth

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8 months ago

Come write with me Wednesdays 4-6pm & Saturdays 11am-1pm thru the end of November at @cincycac 📍

We’ve been writing and having conversations about love, family, grief, joy & more! I’d love to see you there, tell a friend to come with ya! ✍🏾📝📄📕 #poetry #writing #writinginspiration #writingprompts #writingcommunity #poems #cincinnati #creativewriting #creativeminds taken in Contemporary Arts Center by @jleezabeth

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3 years ago

On the cusp of Women’s History Month, I’m excited to share this poem I hold very dear to my heart. I named it “Tone Deaf” because not everyone can understand black womanhood or even lend a listening ear but what I do know is we got us 🤎💋👂🏾

MUA: @makeupbysalik
Creative Director/Editor: @urban_brahman
Videographer: Byron Hutchins

#poetry #poetrycommunity #spokenword #spokenwordpoetry #poetsofinstagram #blackwomenwriters #blackwoman #storytelling #womenshistorymonth #inspiration #asseenincincinnati by @jleezabeth

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6 years ago

👋🏾So long summer, I’m learning to welcome the transition of fall with open arms as I adapt to all the changes life is bringing me in this season.

Grateful for genuine friends, family and community that have brought so much love, joy and creativity along this journey!🫂 by @jleezabeth

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19 days ago

“The Space We Hold” Series is complete. These past 3 sessions were filled with so many stories, vulnerabilities, jokes, and tears.

The original idea for this series was for it to be an open mic in the gallery. But @gee_horton’s work carries a certain soul and spirit in this exhibit — one that breeds warmth and gives us the chance to take off our masks and commune with one another. It became a workshop where people wrote to the art in the space, and we gathered around the baobab tree to build with each other and hold space for one another’s stories and ancestral memories. It was a beautiful experience.

Me and @jleezabeth are so thankful for the opportunity to hold this space for community. We are incredibly grateful.

Thank you to the @cincycac staff for the supplies and support on this project. by @jleezabeth

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3 months ago

THE SPACE WE HOLD

This summer, join us inside @gee_horton’s exhibition Chapter 4: In Another Lifetime for a storytelling workshop and community reflection series at the Contemporary Arts Center.

Each gathering begins with guided prompts, writing, sketching, and conversation before opening into a communal sharing space for stories, poetry, reflections, music, and works in progress.

Created and hosted by @brandoncisaac and @jleezabeth.

No experience necessary. Come as you are.

Fridays · 6–8 PM
May 29 · June 26 · July 24

Free & Open to the Public
📍Contemporary Arts Center @cincycac by @jleezabeth

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5 months ago

It’s #taurusseason and I’m so glad I got to celebrate my day this past weekend with my bestie doing some of my favorite things. Each year brings new hope, new challenges, and new opportunities. I’m grateful for the journey🙏🏾✨ #may1st #birthdaygirl #birthdaytingz taken in Chicago by @jleezabeth

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5 months ago

Thank you to everyone who joined us this past weekend for Poetry Night 🎤✨

A special thank you to Jamie-Lee Morris for leading such a powerful and intentional program as part of her Writing to Exhale residency. The space you created invited honesty, healing, and connection.

Thank you to the poets who shared their work so openly, DJ Nova, and to everyone who showed up, listened, and supported.

And thank you to photographer Will Jones for capturing the spirit of the evening so beautifully. 💫 by @jleezabeth

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6 months ago

Overwhelmed, (in a good way🤭) is a nice switch up in the mood for 2026 so far! My inner child is still in awe (and anxious) every time I decide to step up to a mic, but that’s my healing journey🎤

So honored and humbled by the opportunity to create a space for people to write, be vulnerable and connect with each other around the topic of healing. I’m grateful for this gift and look forward to more opportunities to create spaces and stages like this!

Special thank you to @khartscenter for providing me with the opportunity to be an Artist-In-Residence again. Thank-You to all the featured poets who blessed the stage this past Saturday, every workshop writer who braved the stage and shared from their hearts. Thank you to our dancers @ca2dancecrew for adding a beautiful element to the night. Thank-You to every participant who attended the 6 week workshop and contributed their presence and words. Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time to help everything run smoothly. Thank you to our dj @fka.nova for blessing our event with tunes. Thank you to our photographer, videographer and Quentin on sound/lights Thank you to every audience member who came out to support and everyone who sent well wishes from near and far! And very special thank you to @malloryfeltz.artist for all of her help in planning and coordinating I cannot say thank you enough!

(Can’t wait for the official photographer’s photos to drop because I was way too in the zone to take any, shout-out to everyone who sent me footage🥲) taken in Kennedy Heights Arts Center Lindner Annex by @jleezabeth

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6 months ago

We still have a handful of tickets left for tomorrow’s Poetry Night ✨

Concluding her 2026 Writing to Exhale Artist Residency, Jamie-Lee Morris invites you into a powerful evening of truth, release, and connection. Join us Saturday, April 11 at 7pm at the Kennedy Heights Arts Center Lindner Annex (6620 Montgomery Rd.) for a community-centered poetry experience rooted in mental health and healing.

Featuring live readings from local poets and workshop participants in a supportive space. Come through, come feel, come exhale.

Music by DJ Nova and free refreshments provided.

Featured Poets:
aYoungOG
David Oxner
Keisa Speaks
Makiah Malan
Mista STAYonLIT
+ more

This project is supported in part by Arts Midwest, which received support in part from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

It's almost sold out! Grab your ticket via the link in our bio by @jleezabeth

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6 months ago

It’s been a while since I posted on here, it’s also been a wild year! In these last 2 months of 2025 I’m just glad to be here still heart intact, mind at peace, and body at rest❤️

Grateful for everyone who’s been in my corner to help me through all the transitions🙏🏾 by @jleezabeth

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a year ago

Needed some time, still need more time but I’m going to allow myself the space to write out my feelings in community.🫂

Writing to Exhale is back for the spring! I’d love to have you join me to reflect, write and connect.✍🏾

📅Dates:
Sat. April 12: 1-3pm
Sat. May 10: 1-3pm
Sat. May 24: 1-3pm

👤Led By:
Jamie-Lee Elizabeth

📍Location:
The Maroon Collective Artist Wellness House

Details:
Hey sis! I made this workshop just for US! (word to Solange!)

I’d love for you to join me, Jamie-Lee Elizabeth, for a time of creative expression and personal introspection as we explore themes of identity, growth and transformation.

There will be an opportunity to read, reflect & share during the workshop.

(Paper & pen will be provided)

$25 suggested donation

Please RSVP at the Partiful 🔗 link in bio.

#writingcommunity #writingworkshop #poetry #inspiration #wellnessjourney #wellness #cincinnati taken in Cincinnati by @jleezabeth

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