Mecca M. Miles is a queer writer and spoken word poet from San Antonio, Texas. Her work has appeared in such publications as The Texas Bards Anthology, When the River Speaks, Voices de la Luna, Voices Along the River, and has been featured on Button Poetry. She has competed nationwide, taking 8th in Florida at the Exit 36 Slam in 2023, and 8th in Dallas, TX at the Right to Write Slam in 2024. She has featured at a number of local venues and is the 2024/2025 Poetry Grand Slam Champion of San Antonio, TX.
I wanted herto step away from the pond.Less Narcissus,more nurturer. She called me a whorebefore she called me victim—never survivor. I wanted my mother to love... Read more.
