I’ve perfected my fluid
Dynamics. You’ll never know
My time. Shutter. Sync.
Frame rate. You only see Water
Motion blur. The tip
Of my iceberg, liquid,
Melted. I keep
Flowing & shifting.
You keep looking at Water
Me, just the same.
–from _Stasis: Laminar Flow_ published in wildness, Fall 2020
-photo credit: Sydónne Blake
Interviews / Print Features
Denver poet Aerik Francis looks to light up CU’s Queer Literature and Performance Festival / CU Independent / March 2023 / Online
Meet Aerik Francis / published written interview / Canvas Rebel / October 2022 / Online
Interview with Aerik Francis, Spring Tiny Resident / published written interview / Tiny Spoon Literary Magazine / April 2022 / Online
Conversations with Aerik Francis / published written interview / Voyage Denver / February 2022 / Online
Meet Aerik Francis | Poet & Teaching Artist / published written interview / Shoutout Colorado / July 2021 / Online
“Meet phaentompoet” / video interview / OutFront Magazine / February 2020 / Online
Podcast / Radio Features
“Ep. 51 – Aerik Francis (phaentompoet) / The Poets Podcast / Audio Interview / November 2023 / Online
“Aerik Francis – The Waystation Podcast” / The Waystation Podcast / The Chrysalis Institute / Audio Interview / December 2022 / Online
Reader Talk-Back, Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir / The CultSTATUS Arts Haven - Hoo-Doula/Voo-Doula / guest feature / Nov 2022 / Online
“What is Fashion Coup?” / Fashion Coup with DJ Alisha B radio show / guest feature / October 2022 / Online
“Episode 5: Aerik Francis and Nico Wilkinson: Poetry, Performance, and Perspective” / Western Colorado Writers Podcast / Interview / September 2022 / Online
Metro Arts & Sacred Voices / radio interview / KGNU / September 2022 / Online
The Chapbook / Bull City Press podcast / Poetry audio feature / July 2022 / Online
Featuring poetry reading of _Inbox_, originally published in the chapbook BODYELECTRONIC
Deerfield Public Library Podcast / Queer Poem-A-Day / Poetry audio feature / June 2022 / Online
Featuring poetry reading of _GPOY as Rainbowfrog.gif_, originally published in HAD, October 2021
Micro Podcast / Juneteenth X Pride special / Poetry audio feature / June 2021 / Online
Featuring poetry reading of _Junetee[n]th_, originally published in Linden Avenue, Summer 2020
Metro Arts & Sacred Voices / radio interview / KGNU / February 2020 / Online
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Visuals / Video Media
BODYELECTRONIC Conversation Series: A Dialogue with Aerik Francis and Vincente Perez / July 2022
SYZYGY EP VISUALS / February 2022
Visual for poemsong “Sacrificial”
Visual for poemsong “Cosmologic”
Visual for poem “Growing & Positioning Systems (GPS)” / Created for the opening circle of the CantoMundo retreat / June 2021
Head Room Sessions episode 41 / Poetry performance feature / January 2020
Youtube link to _Growing & Positioning Systems (GPS)_
text version published at Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review
text version published at DIRT Media
The Crossroads of Latinx, presented by CantoMundo / Dodge Poetry Festival 2020 / October 2020
Canto Mundo hosted panel featuring poets: Aerik Francis, ire’ne lara silva, Gabriel Ramirez, Francisco Aragón, moderated by Raina J. León