Running From StreetlightsThis body of work meditates on how Black people carry on despite the threat of danger always lurking around the corner. Self-Published, 2020
EX/POST Magazine, 2020I Dream of a Darker Planet/ Hood Proverbspoetrymusicblacknesscommunityafter poem
Pigeon Pages, 2021Nothing Blacker Than My Bank Accountpoetryfamilyfriendshipblacknesscommunityprizewinner
Dream Journal (after Danez Smith)"Emerging Writers" Runner-Up in the 2020 Button Poetry Video Contest Background Music by Angel "Ace" Smith
Hood Proverbs Written and Performed by Darnell "DeeSoul" Carson Produced by Lumahai Productions for inclusion in "Testimony", a digital concert event by Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet for Stanford Live.
DeeSoul Carson + Angel Smith - "Black Matter" @WANPOETRY (CUPSI 2019)Performed at CUPSI 2019 - Stanford Slam Team on Final Stage
Dream Journal (after Danez Smith)"Emerging Writers" Runner-Up in the 2020 Button Poetry Video Contest Background Music by Angel "Ace" Smith
Hood Proverbs Written and Performed by Darnell "DeeSoul" Carson Produced by Lumahai Productions for inclusion in "Testimony", a digital concert event by Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet for Stanford Live.
DeeSoul Carson + Angel Smith - "Black Matter" @WANPOETRY (CUPSI 2019)Performed at CUPSI 2019 - Stanford Slam Team on Final Stage
Dream Journal (after Danez Smith)"Emerging Writers" Runner-Up in the 2020 Button Poetry Video Contest Background Music by Angel "Ace" Smith
Hood Proverbs Written and Performed by Darnell "DeeSoul" Carson Produced by Lumahai Productions for inclusion in "Testimony", a digital concert event by Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet for Stanford Live.
on Poetry | Moving Write AlongConversation with the Moving Write Along podcast about poetry, Season 2, Episode 6, also available on Apple Music and Spotify
What Does God Think Of My Poetry? (ft. DeeSoul)Interview with Amanda Eke for The Poet Speaks Podcast, Season 2, Episode #2 (also available on Apple Music and Spotify)
Convo w/ Sojourner Ahébée on Workshops & FeedbackInterview with Sojourner Ahébée of The Pulse (WHYY) discussing the usefulness of feedback in the MFA Workshop environment
Sunshine and Dominoes and Lemonade and JoyA audio story and reflection on Joy as Resistance, done during my time as a Meeting the Moment Fellow @ Stanford University
Tomorrow Never Comes, But We Chase It AnywayA reflection on uncertainty, written during my time as a Meeting the Moment Fellow @ Stanford University