Press

Harvesting A Legacy: A Film by KaNikki Jakarta – 11/12/20

As part of the 2020 Site See performance series, Alexandria Poet Laureate KaNikki Jakarta was commissioned to curate a spoken word series inspired by Olalekan Jeyifous’s “Wrought, Knit, Labors, Legacies,” on view in Waterfront Park March – November 2020.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=385234569334688

“Free-ish” WUSA9 Interviews KaNikki Jakarta – 08/24/20

'It's a cruel joke to say that we are indeed free' | The power of spoken word during social movements Spoken word artists use their words to create a bond with total strangers. It's their special power.

Spoken word artists use their words to create a bond with total strangers. It’s their special power.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/politics/march-on-washington/the-power-of-spoken-prose-during-social-movements/65-03a067ff-f07c-4491-b88d-ca2419c154ae

Random Thought of Reign Podcast – 06/18/2020

Episode #13 featuring KaNikki Jakarta

https://anchor.fm/iamlovereigns/episodes/Episode-13—KaNikki-Jakarta-eflmmp?fbclid=IwAR3tumP7-LTBzoCiAl3IPF2krnoOqEgN4MQoNSHF3QMz7iZanzWtIjN6XP8

POET LIFE PODCAST – 06/08/2020

S2: Ep 2

KaNikki Jakarta

Explains how she became the 1^st Black Poet Laureate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6-1_RN4Sdk&t=437s

INSPIRED RADIO – MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS

Ep. 81 – KaNikki Jakarta: Poet Laureate of Alexandria, VA

https://www.inspirednewsradio.com/ep-81-kanikki-jakarta-poet-laureate-of-alexandria-va/

Alx Now – Alexandria Virtually Commemorates Man Lynched in Old Town – 04/23/2020

https://www.alxnow.com/2020/04/23/alexandria-virtually-commemorates-man-lynched-in-old-town/

THE ZEBRA: How Alexandria’s Poet Laureate Goes Virtual during National Poetry Month

THE ZEBRA: An Alexandria Couple Masters Poetry in Creative Ways – 04/14/20

https://thezebra.org/2020/04/14/how-alexandrias-poet-laureate-goes-virtual-during-national-poetry-month/

Meet KaNikki Jakarta, Alexandria’s 1^st African American Poet Laureate

Northern Virginia Magazine – 11/07/2019

https://northernvirginiamag.com/culture/culture-features/2019/11/07/meet-kanikki-jakarta-alexandrias-first-african-american-poet-laureate/

The Alexandria Gazette: Jakarta Inducted as Alexandria’s Poet Laureate

Become the first African American named to three-year term -04/30/2019

http://www.alexandriagazette.com/news/2019/apr/30/jakarta-inducted-alexandrias-poet-laureate/

DC Style: Alexandria’s Poet Laureate Leads a Friendly Game of Slam -04/26/2019

https://dcstyleisreal.com/2019/04/26/alexandrias-poet-laureate-leads-a-friendly-game-of-slam-april-26/

Connection News Paper: Jakarta Named Poet Laureate of Alexandria – 04/08/2019

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2019/apr/08/jakarta-named-poet-laureate-alexandria/

City of Alexandria names KaNikki Jakarta as New Poet Laureate – 04/08/2019

https://www.alexandriava.gov/recreation/info/default.aspx?id=109194

Podcast Interview with Write Tea:

http://www.the4208group.com/writetea-seasonone/write-tea-kanikkijakarta

WHUR Joe’s Place:

http://www.whur.com/whur/kanikki-j-is-what-we-call-her-and-shes-comin-to-joes-place/

Interview featuring 13 of Nazareth and KaNikki Jakarta:

http://www.simplypoeticentertainment.com/743/

Interview featuring 13 of Nazareth and KaNikki Jakarta:

Staccato Beat

http://thestaccatobeat.com/2016-summer-issue/love-relationships/

Conversations & Confessions with K. Lowery Moore

Conversations & Confessions with K. Lowery Moore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZB5uO6XGUc&t=6s

Conversations and Confessions with K. Lowery Moore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyTNqC2QX-0&t=79s