Is This Real
julie ezelle patton
Poet, performer and visual artist, julie ezelle patton is the author of several publications, including Using Blue To Get Black (Tender Buttons, 2015) and Writing with Crooked Ink (Belladonna, 2015). Her most recent title is The Flower Poem (Tender Buttons, 2024). A special issue of Chicago Review (Vol. 67, 2024), ARKiTEXT, focuses on patton’s “poetic conceits” and her role in the creation of Let it Bee (LIB) Arkhive. A recipient of an Acker Award, Doan Brook Watershed Hero Award, a Foundation for Contemporary Art Poetry Award, she divides her time between Harlem and the North Coast.