April is National Poetry Month and appropriately we have come to deliver and highlight a stand out poet as this month's Visionary. Her gracious and humble spirit is sure to give you all the positive vibes you need. Chantel Massey, poet and now published author, shares with us the process from falling in love with poetry at the age of 8 to taking her work to the next level and creating her newest masterpiece, Bursting At The Seams: A Collection of Poetry. Altruistic in approach, she uses her story and her talent to create art that speaks to people and opens doors for people who have unique stories to find an avenue to express them. Not only express them, but grow from ultimately grow through and despite them. We highly recommend her first book and we highly recommend her.

“Don’t let small minds convince you that your dreams are too big”- unknown • • In case you missed the book release party debut of “Bursting At The Seams: A Collection of Poetry.” The books sold out and are still going fast. Have you gotten yours yet? To purchase #linkinbio • 🎥 @no.ellewoods who captured the night and all its magic💫 Thank you for all the love and support. And thank you for being phenomenal @gabbypoet @michael_a_baumann @sheissylvia @manonvoice @vonne_kaye @vkpress Yadin Kol Music To find out more information or follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@_chantel.m... FB: @ChanteljMassey email: chntljmssy@gmail.com Website: www.ChantelMassey.com Purchase your copy of the book here: https://www.vkpresses.com/booktique/bursting-at-the-seams/paperback It can also be purchased on Amazon and on Barnes & Noble's website

"Popsicles" Poem by Chantel Massey “But the picking out, the choosing. Don't ever think I fell for you, or fell over you. I didn't fall in love, I rose in it. I saw you and made up my mind. My mind.” ― Toni Morrison, Jazz A poem from the collection "Bursting At The Seams: A Collection of Poetry" by Chantel Massey and video dedicated to and celebrating black love coming soon Feb.15. 2018. Black couples were interviewed about their relationship and told their story and gave advice on how they make it work. love comes in many shapes and forms and I am sure we have all remember the first time we fell in love. To find out more information or follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@_chantel.m... FB: @ChanteljMassey email: contact@chantelmassey.com Website: www.ChantelMassey.com Purchase your copy : (https://www.vkpresses.com/booktique/bursting-at-the-seams/paperback) Recorded and produced by QRoss films

Popsicles Poem Teaser by Chantel Massey “But the picking out, the choosing. Don't ever think I fell for you, or fell over you. I didn't fall in love, I rose in it. I saw you and made up my mind. My mind.” ― Toni Morrison, Jazz A poem and video dedicated to and celebrating black love coming soon Feb.15. 2018. This poem can be found in the work "Bursting At The Seams: A Collection of Poetry" by Chantel Massey To find out more information or follow: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@_chantel.m... FB: @ChanteljMassey email: contact@chantelmassey.com Website: www.ChantelMassey.com Recorded and produced by QRoss films

Who would you be without being addicted to your pain or your past? You are not your past. You are not what you've been through. You are more. You are enough. You are worthy. The copy rights to music and writing belong to Chantel Massey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@_chantel.massey/ FB: @ChanteljMassey Website: www.ChantelMassey.com

We are honored to be joined by the Indianapolis Recorder in presenting the Center for Black Leadership & Culture's 3rd Anniversary Celebration, featuring the works of local Indiana poets This program may contain adult themes and language and is appropriate for older teens and adults.

In April of 2020, following the cancellation of our 34th annual spring conference in New Harmony, Indiana, we embarked on an ambitious process to dig deeper into our mission. We commissioned 17 writers to create short scripts based on the ideals of The New Harmony Project: hope, courage, strength, and the resiliency of the human spirit. Over the course of eight months, we worked with filmmakers to transform seven of those scripts into fully produced short films. The tireless efforts of more than 75 artists from New York to Los Angeles, and right in our backyard in Central Indiana made this project possible. Their efforts have created beautiful, thought-provoking, inspiring films and scripts that examine and lift up the best of our collective humanity. We invite you to visit the Sunrise Gallery, explore the films, scripts, interviews, and performances by Indianapolis-based actors on each of the script and writer pages. We hope that you’ll like and share the content on social media, and help us spread the word about this incredible project! Once you've watched the event, please help us out by taking our one question survey at: https://forms.gle/7aWeZdDyN18R9DqH8