Mia X at DreamPlay Sessions
One of Newark’s poetry “queens”, Margie “Mia X” Johnson delivers two original poems in her powerhouse, soul-moving signature style.
Filmed and recorded live at ODR Studios in Newark, NJ.
You can watch Mia X star in another DreamPlay original, the absolutely riveting “Blue Floozy,” directed by Yuri Alves, which inaugurated the One Take Poetry series on the BRAVISSIMA channel.
About Mia X
Margie “Mia X” Johnson is a mom, writer, poet, and teaching artist with a BA in African American Studies at Temple University. Mia specializes in youth development, community outreach, empowerment and culture creation. She’s an advocate for youth, community and art. Influenced by jazz and hip hop, Mia conjures everyone from Sojourner Truth to Lady Gaga. She uses creativity and word power to passionately touch hearts while writing herself into existence. The Newark native is the primary host and producer of The People’s Open Mic, the longest-running open mic in the city of Newark. This community catalyst is also the creator and producer of Hug the Block, a public art experience featuring poetry, visual art, live music and hip hop ciphers, with the goal of “bringing love and light to Newark neighborhoods.”
She is also a member of the “A Womb of Violet” artist-poet collective in Newark, and “Artistic Passion and Purpose,” a nonprofit organization and partner at Express Newark.
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