Nicole Young-Martin

About Nicole Young-Martin

Originally from Detroit, Nicole considers her creative practice to be inter+multi+disciplinary where theatre, music, poetry, and live performance intersect informing a unique repertoire of work. As a content creator and organizer, she seeks to uplift and empower those from marginalized communities such as the many she belongs to including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+/Queer, femme and gender expansive, first generation college educated, and plus size/curvy. Nicole’s self-produced spoken word album, In/Put: Live from the Valley, was released in 2019. She has performed her poetry in over 20 venues across the Northeast and Midwest including for colleges, festivals, and opening for musicians. A sought after events producer, Nicole serves as producer and host of Black Writers Read, a monthly web series dedicated to showcasing and honoring the words, work and traditions of Black writers from across the country, across genres, across experiences and across the African Diaspora.