“Kween, you were FIRE, girlfriend, pure FIRE.”
~Shelia Arnold
Co-founder And Director of Artist Standing Strong Together
“Kween Yakini provides an entertaining and educational performance for adults, teens, and families. Kween Yakini uses spoken word poetry and storytelling to engage her audience. She is truly a “Queen”, and she is a delight to work with.”
Rekesha Spellman, Librarian II
Russell Memorial Chesapeake Public Library
“We at Gallerie Ukwensi had the pleasure of having the talented Kween Yakini as our guest poet for our March First Saturday event. She was energetic, educational, and very entertaining. We look forward to her gift with us again!”
Ukwensi Chappell, Gallerie Ukwensi at Ghent
“Of course! Sharran Taylor is a very talented poet. But let me speak on her intangibles. She puts in the work. She is a professional. She understands, talent is not always enough.”
Nathan M. Richardson, Poet, Author, Frederick Douglass Historian
“Poet Sharran C. Taylor, known professionally as Kween Yakini, can quickly command the attention of an audience. Her rhythmic timing and controlled rhymes can be not only lyrical but enthralling. A friend of the Chesapeake Public Library, Kween Yakini has delighted audiences at our Black Ink: Block Party and Lit Fest as well as South Norfolk Memorial Library’s Poetry Showcase. Her spoken word performances are thought-provoking, relatable, and fun. Just listen, she’ll make you smile, and sometimes laugh out loud.”
Angela Gaskins Chesapeake Library Manager I
“Yakini is the authentic artistic black female voice we all want to hear. Her powerful, raw words and delivery will leave an indelible mark on you. The first time I saw her performance and I was thunderstruck and knew I needed to tell everyone about this incredible talent I experienced.”
Sibel Galindez, Community Engagement Director at Zeiders American Dream Theater
“Kween Yakini speaks from the heart with writing that aims for yours. Her explorations into the roots of music begins at the cradle of life, Her expressions on Africa are illuminating as they educate, recover, and uncover the truths of the past that she has begun to mine. I eagerly await her next poetic adventure.”
Hillary Plate, Cultural Programming & Grants Coordinator
All Hail the Kween! Author/ Poet Kween Yakini has done it again with her thought-provoking, engaging, historical and informative documentation of the rich musical heritage that came from the African Diaspora. Kween Yakini traces Black music to the roots as she takes the reader on a journey back in time starting with the history of the banjo and more. Yakini showcases an array of musical genres with poetic prose, just as delivers in her spoken word performances. “Tracing Black Music To The Roots” beautifully illustrates the influence that our ancestors had on music worldwide.
Book Review By: Angela Khalifa Author and Librarian The Nat Turner Library
BOOK A PERFORMANCE WITH POET KWEEN YAKINI
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The Poetry Kween 