Assetou
Writer, Spoken Word Artist | PA, United States
(AH-say-too SHAWN-go) xe | xem | xyr they | them | theirs East-coast based performer, writer and facilitator Assétou Xango (Dark Goddess Poet) creates work that dismantles colonial binaries. As a black, pansexual, genderqueer womxn, Xango brings unique perspective to xyr poetry. A two-time TEDx speaker and former Aurora Poet Laureate (2017-2021), xe holds an MA in Poetry and is pursuing an MFA at Wilkes University. Xango's work centers womxn and gender non-conforming people of color.
