Blk Swan Poetry

Houston, TX

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Travels up to 200 miles

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Overview

I bring words to life with powerful, engaging, and emotionally charged spoken word performances. Whether for intimate gatherings, open mics, or large-scale poetry shows, I captivate audiences with passion and unforgettable poetry. My performances are tailored to fit the theme and energy of any event, ensuring an experience that resonates long after the last word is spoken. Whether you need love poetry, empowerment or erotic storytelling, I craft performances to fit your event’s vibe. My poetry leaves audiences inspired, entertained, and talking about your event long after it's over. You can count on me to deliver a seamless, high-quality performance that enhances your event.


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Booking information

Price range: Contact for prices

Languages: English

Gig length: 20 - 90 minutes

What to expect

When you book Blk Swan, you’re not just getting a poet—you’re inviting an unforgettable experience. From the moment she steps on stage, the room shifts. The air thickens with anticipation, and then—her voice. Smooth, sultry, and hypnotic, it draws you in, commanding attention with every carefully woven word.

Blk Swan doesn’t just recite poetry; she embodies it. Her performances are a fusion of passion and rhythm, where each line is delivered with raw emotion, seductive grace, or soul-stirring intensity—whatever the moment calls for. Whether it’s an intimate night of love and desire, a high-energy slam, or a deep, reflective piece that lingers in your mind long after the show, she knows how to set the tone and leave audiences spellbound.

Expect to be moved, mesmerized, and completely drawn into her world. When you hire Blk Swan, you don’t just hear poetry—you feel it.

About

A Poetic Force Bridging Art, Impact, and Industry
From the depths of personal experience and the heights of professional mastery, Blk Swan has built a legacy of empowerment, expression, and transformation.

She is more than a poet; she is a movement. A five-time author, international speaker, curator, Army veteran, and strategist. She has refined her artistry into a force that captivates, elevates, and inspires. Whether stepping onto a stage or leading a corporate initiative, she embodies a rare fusion of emotional depth and structured excellence.

Inspired by Jill Scott’s lyrical honesty, Maya Angelou’s soul-stirring expression, and contemporary Black poets’ fearless truth, Blk Swan crafts poetry that speaks to women navigating healing, self-discovery, and the reclamation of their sensuality.

A Spoken Word Experience Unlike Any Other

Blk Swan is known for her ability to create a visceral experience through poetry. She does not merely recite words—she wields them. Her performances are immersive, evoking an intensity that is both seductive and electrifying. Each delivery—whether at open mics, keynote speeches, or national poetry events—is tailored to fit the energy of the moment, ensuring her audiences leave feeling seen, stirred, and awakened.

Her signature style—sultry, soulful, and deliberate— ensures her performances resonate long after the last word is spoken. She delivers poetry like a slow burn: deliberate in cadence and unforgettable in impact.

Beyond individual performances, she is an architect of artistic spaces, curating dynamic platforms like Poetic Therapy, Expression Therapy, Poetry Secrets, and Fundamental Livelihood—events designed to immerse audiences in storytelling, ambience, and intentional themes.

While other poetry platforms help bring spoken word into mainstream consciousness, Blk Swan carves out an intimate and immersive space, blending elements of music, art, and healing into transformative experiences. She calls this “therapeutic seduction”—poetry that moves people emotionally, spiritually, and sensually.ou on a journey and paint a picture so vivid that each word creates an instant connection and draws you in. She is full of life, authentic, unapologetic, and not afraid to say what people think.

Additional booking notes

Depending on the size of the room Speakers are required to ensure I'm heard by everyone in the room. I will provide my own mic stand if you don't have one but a mic is required.

Set list

My sets various and are tailored to each event. My most requested sets are:

Evolution of a Grown Ass Woman
This set is a journey—raw, real, and unapologetic. Blk Swan takes the audience through the trials, triumphs, heartbreaks, and self-discoveries that shape a woman into her most powerful, authentic self. With verses that cut deep and truths that resonate, she weaves stories of love, loss, healing, and the unshakable confidence that comes with growth. Expect a performance that is empowering, reflective, and drenched in wisdom, leaving audiences inspired and deeply connected to their own evolution.

Fifty Shades of Poetry
Sultry. Bold. Unfiltered. This set is where passion meets poetry, where words caress the skin and ignite the senses. Blk Swan doesn’t just speak desire—she embodies it, pulling the audience into an intimate space where pleasure, sensuality, and raw expression take center stage. With every line, she teases, seduces, and transports listeners into a world where grown folks come to play. Whether it's soft and seductive or dripping with intensity, this performance is an experience that lingers long after the last word.

Influences and inspiration

My voice isn’t borrowed—it’s mine. My poetry isn’t shaped by past influences or molded after anyone else’s style. This art, this expression, this raw delivery—it comes from within. I didn’t step into spoken word because I was inspired by someone else; I stepped into it because the words were already in me, waiting to be released.

Every piece I perform is a reflection of my truth, my emotions, my experiences. I don’t follow footsteps—I create my own path. My poetry is me, unfiltered and unapologetic.

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