Words on the page.
Stories in the voice.

Harlem Renaissance… Revolving… Revisiting… Re-generation

Daniel Carlton joined Shadenia Davis and Brad Walrond for an intergenerational evening of poetry presented in connection with the Wallach Art Gallery's Uptown Triennial 2020 exhibition at Columbia University.

The poets shared verse from different eras of Harlem's cultural history alongside new work, responding to the exhibition through lived experience and a dialogue between past and present.

Poems Looking for a Seat

A collaboration between artist Gayle Madeira and poet Daniel Carlton. The video explores Madeira's painting and Carlton's poetry, bringing the page, the subway, and the painted image into conversation.

Poetry Electric: Beatella

La MaMa's Poetry Electric program at The Downstairs featured Tapoetry, Alex MacDonald and Daniel Carlton, alongside Arabelle Luke (Airloom Beats), Sam Sellers (Rabbi Darkside), and Dani Murcia.

Illuminate

The how-matters.org article connects Carlton's poetry to NextAid and Solar Sister's Illuminate event in New York. It notes that he composed “Illuminate” for the event and also references his poem “Harlem.”

The article's featured poem, “Give Us Our Peace,” is by Langston Hughes, not Daniel Carlton.

Harlem Healing (Pandemic)

Written and performed by Daniel Carlton during the COVID-19 pandemic. A poem of community, vulnerability, and resilience, presented through the harlem is… project.

HARLEM

A poem written and performed by Daniel Carlton, featured on his harlem is… artist page. The how-matters.org poetry article also identifies “Harlem” as Carlton's own poem.

When Smalls Had It All

A multimedia verse play honoring Smalls Paradise and Harlem jazz history. Carlton's poetic MC brings multiple characters and musical eras to life with a live band and archival images.

Commissioning partners include Jazzmobile, The New School for Jazz Studies, SummerStage, and the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival.

Let Freedom Ring!

Conceived and created by Daniel Carlton for The Village Trip. Story, song, poetry, spoken word, and movement came together to honor the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington.