Jayson P. Smith (they/them; b. Bronx, NY. 1992) is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, & curator, currently living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Primarily working within language, sound, and movement, their work is interested in Black performance/interiority, collaboration, & somatic practices.
Jayson has received support from New York Foundation for the Arts (Poetry, 2017), The Poetry Project, Poetry Foundation, Millay Colony for the Arts, and The Conversation Literary Festival. Their writing appears in West Branch, boundary2, The Poetry Project’s Recluse, Gulf Coast, & The Offing, among others.
Jayson has performed in numerous venues throughout the U.S., such as MOMAPS1, Loft Literary Center, The Home School, & Ace Hotel NYC.
J founded & curates NOMAD Reading Series in Brooklyn, & elsewhere.
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Readings / Performances
Collaborations
Event Hosting / Curation