Ashia Ajani (they/she) is a sunshower, a glass bead, an overripe nectarine hailing from Denver, CO, (unceded Cheyenne, Ute, and Arapahoe land), now living in Oakland (unceded Ohlone land). 

Ajani's writing is a kaleidoscope of their work as an eco-griot and abolitionist. They are the author of one poetry collection, Heirloom (Write Bloody Publishing, 2023) and are writing a forthcoming collection of lyric essays, Tending the Vines (Timber Press, TBD). Ashia's story and work as a climate justice educator with Mycelium Youth Network is featured in Drawdown's Neighborhood: San Francisco Bay Area.