Meca'Ayo (Tameca L Coleman) is a multi-genre writer, itinerant nerd, sound maker, massage therapist, zine maker, and point and shoot art dabbler who currently lives in Denver, Colorado. Their writing and photography have been featured in literary magazines, art exhibits, newspapers, and other venues and publications on and offline. Some publications of art and writing include DARIA Art Magazine, Femme Salée, Denver Westword, East Window, Rigorous Magazine, The Colorado Independent, Heavy Feather Review, Lambda Literary, just femme & dandy magazine, Inverted Syntax, Full Stop Literary Reviews, Denverse Magazine and Ottawa Design Club. Many of their works implement improvisation and collaboration. Collaborative projects include work with Cellists for Change, Adams County public arts events, Denver Zine Fest and via anthology zines and collaborative poetry postcards. Meca’Ayo completed their MFA in poetry and fiction at Regis’ Mile-High MFA program in 2018. Their first book, an identity polyptych, debuted from The Elephants in 2021. Meca’Ayo was a finalist for poet laureate in Adam’s County and for the state of Colorado in 2023. They are a current artist resident at Carousel Arts in CAST 108 Arts Studios in Englewood, Colorado. They are the founder and lead of Colorado Poetry Calendar. Meca’Ayo has worked in the healing arts since 2011.

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