Nakiyah T.M. Jordan

performer | poet | painter

Nakiyah T.M. Jordan is a performer, poet, and painter from southern Mississippi living in Chicago.

The figure—as well as things that mimic it—and language—how it shows up in our bodies—is the fulcrum of Nakiyah’s work, both written and visual. It is always of the body and the tongue. 

She is an ensemble member at the Neo-Futurist theater, is a founding member of Family Resemblance, has collaborated with Every House Has a Door, is a member of Exhibit B: A Literary Variety Show, and hosts the writers’ night open mic at Eli Tea Bar. Her written work has appeared in Places to Spit by TEMPER Press and Black Girls Can Be Magical Too. Nakiyah holds an MFA in Writing from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA with an emphasis in painting from the University of Mississippi. 

photo by Sarah Elizabeth Larson