Spoken Word Artist: Ashlee Haze
September 04, 2025 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Student Union Fireside Lounge (Room 202)
https://potsdam.campuslabs.com/engage/event/11316323
The WGL program kick-off serves as a welcome to all participants and includes a performance by Kiera "Ashlee Haze" Nelson, a poet and spoken word artist from Atlanta by way of Chicago. She is the winner of a 2023 Silver Telly Award for original copywriting and voiceover. She has been a part of the Atlanta Poetry circuit for over a decade and has been writing for over 15 years. Ashlee Haze has brought poetry to unexpected spaces, including New York Fashion Week, Atlanta United Soccer, THINX, The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association, The Atlanta Dream, H&M, Blavity, and more. She appeared on NPR's Tiny Desk series alongside Queen & Slim Composer Blood Orange. After her poem “For Colored Girls who Don’t Need Katy Perry when Missy Elliott is Enough” went viral, Missy Elliott was so moved she showed up at the poet’s house. Ashlee is the host of Moderne Renaissance, an educational podcast for creatives. Her sophomore book “SMOKE” was released April 20, 2020, with a 4th Edition Released in October of 2024.
Students that attend all 5 Women, Gender, and Leadership workshops will have the opportunity to be mentored during the Spring semester by a Potsdam alum who works in their career field of interest!
All SUNY Potsdam students, faculty, and staff are welcomed and encouraged to participate!