PoeticButterfly

Sacramento, CA

$350 and up + travel & lodging if applicable

Travels up to 200 miles

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Overview

PoeticButterfly is a Award-Winning Spoken Word Artist, Transformational Speaker, Author, and Brand Owner who uses words, storytelling, and self-expression to inspire people to reconnect with who they are and the power within them. Through her book Closed Chapters "Memoirs of a Poet", spoken word performances, workshops, speaking experiences, and brand, PoeticButterfly creates spaces that encourage reflection, liberation, and authentic expression. Her work invites people to close chapters without losing the wisdom, rewrite the narratives that no longer serve them, and discover their F.L.O.E. the unique frequency through which they are meant to experience and express themselves.


Reviews

9 reviews

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Mike D.

February 24, 2025
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Amazing!

That piece was amazing! Thanks for sharing!

Hired as: Spoken Word Artist

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PoeticButterfly

Thank you! I had a wonderful time connecting with the students and staff. Everything was great!


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Keshia L.

February 16, 2023
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Talk that that

Poetic Butterfly was an amazing addition to our event.

Hired as: Spoken Word Artist


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Irene H.

September 29, 2022
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Heart felt in the air

Poetic butterfly came out in short notice for my daughters birthday bash. She is the most heartfelt person I’ve come to experience in her line of expertise. I will definitely have her over again. Love you girl!

Hired as: Spoken Word Artist


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Cortney J. R.

November 21, 2021
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No show

I booked this artist back in September for November eventno call no show and would not answer her phone

Hired as: Spoken Word Artist


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Eileen D.

August 24, 2021
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She did amazing

Great time my residents really got into her performance I will definitely book her again

Hired as: Spoken Word Artist

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Booking information

Price range: $350 and up + travel & lodging if applicable

Languages: English

Gig length: 10 - 45 minutes

What to expect

When an audience comes to experience PoeticButterfly, they receive more than a spoken word performance, they enter an experience of story, language, reflection, and self-discovery.

Through powerful spoken word, storytelling, thought-provoking wordplay, and transformational messages, PoeticButterfly invites audiences to see familiar ideas differently and explore the stories they carry within themselves. Her performances are engaging, soulful, intelligent, and interactive, leaving audiences with something to feel, something to consider, and something they can take with them.

When you hire PoeticButterfly, you receive a professional, customized experience designed around your event and audience. Depending on agreed service or services the experience is open to include:

Spoken Word Performances — powerful original poetry for events, celebrations, conferences, and special occasions.
Transformational Speaking — engaging talks centered on self-expression, personal transformation, identity, purpose, and remembering one's inner power.
Interactive Workshops — experiences that encourage participants to reflect, write, express, and discover their own voice.
Author Experiences — readings and conversations inspired by Closed Chapters "Memoirs of a Poet"
Customized Programs — presentations and performances developed specifically for schools, organizations, businesses, community events, and women's or personal-development programs.
Event Collaboration — creative experiences that can incorporate poetry, storytelling, audience participation, and the F.L.O.E. philosophy.

The Experience in One Sentence...
A transformational expression to move audiences from simply hearing a message to seeing themselves differently.

The goal isn't just to entertain your audience. It's to leave them with a thought that follows them home. 🦋

About

PoeticButterfly is an award-winning Spoken Word Artist, Transformational Speaker, Author, and Brand Owner whose work lives at the intersection of words, self-expression, transformation, and personal liberation.

Her journey has been shaped by a deep curiosity about life, identity, consciousness, and the stories people carry within them. Through poetry, storytelling, writing, and speaking, she invites people to look beyond what they have been taught and reconnect with what they already know within themselves.

She is the author of Closed Chapters "Memoirs of a Poet" a transformational experience designed to help readers reflect, release, remember, and move forward with wisdom. More than just a book, Closed Chapters is also a spoken-word album that encourages readers to examine the narratives they have inherited, recognize the chapters they have outgrown, and understand that closing a chapter does not mean losing its wisdom.

Her creative expression extends through F.L.O.E. — Fearless Liberation Of Expression, a movement and brand centered around the freedom to express one's authentic self. Through her work, she asks a simple but powerful question: “What’s Your F.L.O.E.?”

Whether she is standing on a stage, performing poetry, leading a workshop, writing, or engaging an audience through conversation, PoeticButterfly creates experiences that encourage people to think differently, feel deeply, and remember that their voice has value.

Her message is not about becoming someone else. It is about uncovering the person who has been there all along.

PoeticButterfly’s spoken word is poetry with a pulse, an experience designed not simply to be heard, but to be felt, questioned, and remembered. Her work blends storytelling, wordplay, introspection, rhythm, and powerful observations about life, identity, consciousness, love, growth, and self-discovery.

She has a unique ability to take ordinary words and uncover the extraordinary meanings hidden inside them. Through clever linguistic exploration and layered messages, she invites audiences to pause and look at familiar ideas from an entirely different perspective.

Her performances are both thought-provoking and transformational, often turning a single word, question, or experience into a doorway for deeper reflection.

This isn't poetry that simply tells you what to think.

It gives you something to think about.

Her words create space for audiences to examine the stories they've accepted, release what no longer belongs to them, and discover their own voice, rhythm, and expression.

Her spoken word doesn't just rhyme, it reveals.
Close the chapters. Keep the wisdom.

May the FLOE be with you. 🦋

Additional booking notes

Good quality equipment for sound and an audience who are attentive while performing. No chaos in the background (loud talk and/or frequent disturbances)

Past booked events

February 2025

21

Friday

School Assembly

8:00am - 8:45am

Sacramento, CA

February 2023

11

Saturday

Nonprofit Event

10:00am - 10:15am

Sacramento, CA

September 2022

24

Saturday

Birthday Party

6:00pm - 6:45pm

Lathrop, CA

November 2021

20

Saturday

Birthday Party

7:30pm - 8:00pm

Stockton, CA

August 2021

13

Friday

Cocktail Party

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Manteca, CA

May 2021

02

Sunday

Birthday Party

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Sacramento, CA

March 2020

06

Friday

Dinner Party

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Sacramento, CA

July 2019

10

Wednesday

Nonprofit Event

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Orangevale, CA

November 2018

23

Friday

Anniversary Party

6:30pm - 7:00pm

San Francisco, CA

Influences and inspiration

Maya Angelou
Sade
Teena Marie

Setup requirements

Performance space with designated stage or performance area, Podium optional; open space preferred for movement and audience connection, Comfortable seating for the audience, Adequate lighting on the speaker/performance

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