Performance + Commissions + Speaking
spoken word, written and perfoRMance poetic commissions, and public speaking
As a seasoned spoken-word artist and poetic performer, I engage diverse audiences through poetic performance, across a broad expanse of topics. Working from my own lived experience, critical observation, and through collaborative ideation, I weave stories, concepts, challenges, and victories into dynamic, participatory experience that educate, entertain, and enrich listeners. Additionally, I work with organizations and businesses through commissioned poetic work to relate capture events and experiences, then reframe them through a poetic lens.
Pacia Elaine opening the International Spa Association Conference, Phoenix. 2018
Commissioned work includes collaborations with: The St. Louis Art Museum, Neighborworks America, ISPA, Global Hope, Citizen Artist STL, The Pulizter Arts Foundation, St. Louis Public Radio, COCA STL, Downtown STL, ST.ART Festival, 100 Thousand Poets for Change, Justice Beats, URBArts, The Eugene B. Redmond Writers’ Club, Humans of St. Louis, and numerous others.