Bronx Poet Roya Marsh Reflects on Black Life

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Mar 4, 2025

Bronx-born activist and poet Roya Marsh discusses her second collection of poems, titled savings time which tackles themes like police brutality, urban gentrification and queer identity. Marsh discusses her latest work, a follow up to her first collection, dayliGht, which was nominated for the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Poetry.

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