I genuinely enjoyed my Sacred Conversation with Dr. Jennifer Mullan, PsyD., creator of Decolonizing Therapy: a psychological evolution that weaves together political, ancestral, therapeutic, and global well-being (@decolonizingtherapy on IG). Dr. Jenn is a major disruptor in the mental health industrial complex. Her work is an urgent call to dive t…

*LIVE RECORDING. I wrote and delivered this poem, The Beautiful Ones Have Changed to Light, in honor of the martyred poets and writers of Gaza and Falesteen as part of the first ever Los Angeles reading of The Gaza Monologues, on January 19, 2024. Our gathering was organized by the precious Sonali Fiske @sonalifiske (IG) with the blessing of Ashtar…

*LIVE RECORDING. Reciting a poem on Indigenous healing ways for the Presidential Opening Session of the American Psychological Association National Convention, Washington, D.C., August 3, 2023. 10,000 souls rolled deep at this gathering in the spirit of 2023 APA President Dr. Thema Bryant's @dr.thema chosen convention theme: You Belong Here. *My po…

Reading (and playing piano accompaniment) Harvest, a ceremony piece that will be newly included in the upcoming revised edition of my book, Father to Son: Ode to Our Black Young. All of my books are available at jaiyajohn.com (thank you for purchasing directly from the author) and at booksellers worldwide. Audiobooks, eBooks, book specials, sleep s…

My heart was deeply moved by this quiet, heartful conversation with Cole Arthur Riley, creator and curator of Black Liturgies (a project of The Center for Dignity and Contemplation), and author of the books This Here Flesh and the upcoming Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human. Cole shares her soulful work daily on Inst…

I am thrilled to share with you my Sacred Conversation with Dr. Thema Bryant. As many of you know from our past conversations, Dr. Thema embodies so many graces. She is a sacred dancer, poet, author, minister, doctor of psychology, therapist, professor, and currently the President of the American Psychological Association. This conversation is full…

I do not know how to describe my third Sacred Conversation, with Laya F. Saad. We just finished our conversation, so my heart is still so full and crying. Layla lives in Qatar, has done groundbreaking work on the harm of and healing from supremacies, and has been on a beautiful personal journey involving her ongoing discovery of her neurodivergence…

Reading a selection from my upcoming book, Dear Artist. Dear Artist, and all my books, is available at jaiyajohn.com (thank you for purchasing directly from the author) and at booksellers worldwide. Audiobooks, eBooks, book specials, sleep stories, audio talks, apparel, piano music, and Birthing Words creative writing support are exclusively at my …

Wow. I hope you listen to and feel this one. My second Sacred Conversation is with Terence Lester, Ph.D., a soul who does sacred work to restore and celebrate the dignity of those who are unhoused and/or invisible. He is a husband, father, author, and founder of both Love Beyond Walls and Dignity Museum. In our very soulful, vulnerable conversation…

I am excited to share with you our first Sacred Conversation, with the artist, painter, poet, birth mother of the Heart Dept, activist, revolutionary, and much more, Shelley (Grace) Bruce. In our conversation, we explore the holiness of names, "Land Back" as a holistic liberation movement, the birth story of the Heart Dept, and our upcoming Septemb…

Reading a selection from my upcoming book, Dear Artist. You may preorder Dear Artist exclusively at jaiyajohn.com. All my books are available at jaiyajohn.com (thank you for purchasing directly from the author) and at booksellers worldwide. Audiobooks, eBooks, book specials, sleep stories, audio talks, apparel, and piano music are exclusively at my…

Reading a selection from my upcoming book, Dear Artist. You may preorder Dear Artist exclusively at jaiyajohn.com. All my books are available at jaiyajohn.com (thank you for purchasing directly from the author) and at booksellers worldwide. Audiobooks, eBooks, book specials, sleep stories, audio talks, apparel, and piano music are exclusively at my…

Reading a selection from my upcoming book, Dear Artist. You may preorder Dear Artist exclusively at jaiyajohn.com. All my books are available at jaiyajohn.com (thank you for purchasing directly from the author) and at booksellers worldwide. Audiobooks, eBooks, book specials, sleep stories, audio talks, apparel, and piano music are exclusively at my…

Reading a selection from my new book, All These Rivers and You Chose Love. All my books are available at booksellers worldwide. Audiobooks, eBooks, book specials, sleep stories, audio talks, apparel, and piano music are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies of my books on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to p…

Reading a selection from my new book, All These Rivers and You Chose Love. All my books are available at booksellers worldwide. Audiobooks, eBooks, book specials, sleep stories, audio talks, apparel, and piano music are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies of my books on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to p…

Reading a selection from my new book, All These Rivers and You Chose Love. All my books are available at booksellers worldwide. Audiobooks, eBooks, book specials, sleep stories, audio talks, apparel, and piano music are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies of my books on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to p…

Reading a selection from my new book, All These Rivers and You Chose Love. All my books are available at booksellers worldwide. Audiobooks, eBooks, book specials, sleep stories, audio talks, apparel, and piano music are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies of my books on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to p…

Reading a selection from my new book, All These Rivers and You Chose Love. All my books are available at booksellers worldwide. Audiobooks, eBooks, book specials, sleep stories, audio talks, apparel, and piano music are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies of my books on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to p…

Reading a selection from my new book, All These Rivers and You Chose Love. All my books are available at booksellers worldwide. Audiobooks, eBooks, book specials, sleep stories, audio talks, apparel, and piano music are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies of my books on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to p…

Reading a selection from my new book, All These Rivers and You Chose Love. All my books are available at booksellers worldwide. Audiobooks, eBooks, book specials, sleep stories, audio talks, apparel, and piano music are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies of my books on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to p…

Reading a selection from my new book, All These Rivers and You Chose Love. All my books are available at booksellers worldwide. Audiobooks, eBooks, book specials, sleep stories, audio talks, apparel, and piano music are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies of my books on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to p…

Reading a selection from my new book, All These Rivers and You Chose Love. All my books are available at booksellers worldwide. Audiobooks, eBooks, book specials, sleep stories, audio talks, apparel, and piano music are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies of my books on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to p…

Reading a selection from my new book, All These Rivers and You Chose Love. All my books are available at booksellers worldwide. Audiobooks, eBooks, book specials, sleep stories, audio talks, apparel, and piano music are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies of my books on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to p…

On August 12, 20122, Dr. Thema Bryant, minister, psychologist, professor, author, poet, spoken word artist, sacred dancer, and current President of the American Psychological Association and I sat to discuss her new book Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole, Authentic Self. . During our conversation, Dr. Thema reads from her b…

Dr. Thema Bryant, minister, psychologist, therapist, sacred dancer, poet, spoken word artist, and current president of the American Psychological Association interviews me for her Homecoming podcast. We discuss my new book All These Rivers and You Chose Love. I read from the book, and Dr. Thema and I share a tandem reading. Together, we explore Lov…

Reading a selection from my new book, All These Rivers and You Chose Love, which begins, "Last night in my dreams, I ran with my ancestors..." . My new Daughter Drink This Water audiobook is available exclusively at my website. All my books are available at booksellers worldwide. eBooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copi…

Reading a selection from my new book, All These Rivers and You Chose Love, which begins, "Bless you. Bless you with the drapery of this morning's grace..." My new Daughter Drink This Water audiobook is available exclusively at my website. All my books are available at booksellers worldwide. eBooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for postin…

Reading a selection from my new book, All These Rivers and You Chose Love, which begins, "This thing you call your life..." My new Daughter Drink This Water audiobook is available exclusively at my website. All my books are available at booksellers worldwide. eBooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagg…

Piano composition by Jaiya John. A relaxing, soothing, meditative piano composition. Length: 9:46. Available for purchase and download at my website. Use in your videos with full artist and title credit, especially in audio track labeling. Thank you. My new Daughter Drink This Water audiobook is available exclusively at my website. My new book, the…

Reading an unpublished piece which begins, "Maybe Love is not the problem..." My new Daughter Drink This Water audiobook is available exclusively at my website. My new book, the short story No Man Came, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide. eBooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagra…

Reading an unpublished piece which begins, "Sweet soul. Do not allow yourself..." My new Daughter Drink This Water audiobook is available exclusively at my website. My new book, the short story No Man Came, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide. eBooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies on Inst…

Reading a passage from my upcoming novel, Habibti, which begins, "I have never told you this..." My new Daughter Drink This Water audiobook is available exclusively at my website. My new book, the short story No Man Came, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide. eBooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your…

Reading a selection from my book, Freedom: Medicine Words for Your Brave Revolution, which begins, "A naked, diaphanous soul is dancing..." My new book, the short story No Man Came, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide. eBooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn…

Reading a selection from my book, Lyric of Silence, which begins, In the soft nook of an old tree... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide. eBooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting read…

Reading a selection from my book, Fragrance After Rain, which begins, Jasmine tea... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide. eBooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your fav…

An interview with host Sonali Fiske for her Revolutionary Voices radio show, airing on Rukus Avenue Radio, itself hosted on Dash Radio. Our conversation addresses grief in these times of pandemic and social trauma, and how we may exercise our personal and collective sovereignty as a path of healing and humanizing change. This interview aired on May…

Reciting I'm Gonna Make You See Me, from my book, Beautiful: A Poetic Celebration of Displaced Children, during my keynote speech to 600 9th graders at Gar-Field Senior High School, Prince William County, Virginia School District. September 30, 2011... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide…

Reading a selection from my book, Fragrance After Rain, which begins, Today, I will write poetry for you... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide. eBooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posti…

Reading a selection from my book, Fragrance After Rain, which begins, I sit in the garden, in the poetry of blossoms... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide. eBooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to pur…

Reading a selection from my book, Fragrance After Rain, which begins, She woke beneath a blanket of moonlight... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide. eBooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, …

Sharing a live keynote clip, reciting my spoken word piece on youth leadership, I Lead Myself, from my book, Beautiful: A Poetic Celebration of Displaced Children. Keynote presented at the California Youth Connection Leadership and Policy Conference. Thousand Oaks, California, Aug. 4, 2012. My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books are av…

Sharing a past live recording, reciting my spoken word piece, This Home I Am, from my book Beautiful: A Poetic Celebration of Displaced Children, as part of my keynote speech for the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY), National Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, November 7, 2011. This poem addresses psychologica…

Reading a selection from my book, Lyric of Silence, which begins, A million golden blades make plush the meadow within your heart... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Ebooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram,…

In honor of Social Work Appreciation Month, I am honored to share with you this live recording of me reciting my poem I Call You Legendary, from my book, Legendary: A Tribute to Those Who Honorably Serve Devalued Children. The eBook is available exclusively at jaiyajohn.com. This reading is excerpted from Reclaiming Our Sacred Ways, a live, abridge…

Reading a selection from my book, Lyric of Silence, which begins, Shatter the glass pitcher hoarding your sweet soul... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Ebooks are exclusively at my website. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jai…

From Dr. Thema Bryant's Instagram account: MOVING FROM FEAR TO FREEDOM with psychologist, poet, and freedom worker Dr. Jaiya John. Join us for this enlightening conversation about his powerful book "Freedom: Medicine Words for Your Brave Revolution." He reads key passages for us and reflects on supremacy, inferiority, racism, internalized racism, r…

Reading a selection from my book, Habanero Love: A Poem of Sacred Passion, which begins, Usurp my throne... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting re…

Reading an unpublished piece which begins, One glance from your soul... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books, are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favorite passages, a…

Reading an unpublished piece which begins, This morning I hold the gourd of my heart... My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books, are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favo…

Reading a selection which begins, Bless the hearts of those... from my book, Fresh Peace: Daily Blossoming of the Soul. My new book, Fragrance After Rain, and all my books, are available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. Thank you for posting your copies on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchas…