About

Ashia Ajani (they/she) is a sunshower, a glass bead, a carnivorous plant, an overripe nectarine. Hailing from Denver, CO, Queen City of the Plains and the unceded territory of the Cheyenne, Ute and Arapahoe peoples, Ajani seeks to navigate material and theoretical landscapes of Black ecological encounters in the Western Hemisphere. Ajani’s writing has been featured in Orion Magazine, Sierra Magazine, Atmos, The Florida Review and Transition Magazine, among others. They are the author of one poetry collection Heirloom (Write Bloody Publishing, 2023) and a forthcoming work of nonfiction Tending the Vines (Timber Press, 2026).

C.V. available upon request.

Photo credits: Jean Deaux