In Volume Five, Chapter Sixteen, we welcomed Poet, Artist, Writer, and Author Dre Hill.

Dre is a Black literary and visual artist. Hill tags himself as an artist, writer, and storyteller. He is a published fiction writer, poet, photographer, painter, and more.

He graduated from Trimble Tech High School in 2017, then earned his B.A. in Animation and Writing from Drury University in 2021. While at Drury, he had two pieces published in the literary magazine Currents. His work was featured in the “Race in America” art exhibit. His senior film, “Solace”, won second place in the 2022 MBEA competition.

Hill’s work is both individualist and collective, seemingly speaking for and to each reader respectively as well as to and for groups as a whole. His work is vivid, colorful, and animated in nature. There are heavy Afrocentric, and often supernatural or metaphysical themes, in his work. Often exploring the connections between some of life’s mundane experiences and the almost extraordinary ways in which black people engage and grapple with them.

Contact Dre:
Instagram: @drehillart Website: drehillart.com

Recorded Spoken Word Performances Featured Include:

Alysia Harris – Controlled Burn
Instagram: @poppyinthewheat Website: alysiaharris.com

Bianca Phipps – Born To Embody It
Instagram: @biancaphipps

Taalam Acey – Seldom Seen
Instagram: @taalamacey
Website: taalamacey.com

Barbara Fant – Brown Bodies Burning
Instagram: @iambarbarafant Website: barbarafant.com

Danez Smith – Dear White America
Instagram: @danez_smif Website: danezsmithpoet.com