Updates 01Oct International Society of Performing Arts Fellowship October 1, 2025 UPDATES Dasan Ahanu was named a 2026-2028 Southern Fellow with ISPA. ISPA’s Fellowship Program was created to provide emerging and mid-career...Read more 14Aug FOR YOUR GRAMMY® AWARD CONSIDERATION: BEST SPOKEN WORD POETRY ALBUM August 14, 2025 UPDATES Dasan Ahanu is back with (STAW) + (REE) + (TEL) + (UH), Vol. 3, another edition of his series fusing...Read more 02Jun Arts Residency June 2, 2025 UPDATES 21 Dreams annual Artist in Residence program invites BIPOC artists from the South and along the Great Migration path to...Read more 27May A Brand New Video! May 27, 2025 UPDATES Check out the official music video for “Glory” featuring Arvetra D Jones. This track is produced by Ampursand of The...Read more 01Apr New Poetry Collection! April 1, 2025 UPDATES Poet and Spoken Word artist Dasan Ahanu is the inaugural recipient of the Unsung Poet Award for his manuscript, Concrete...Read more 03Mar READER VIEWS LITERARY AWARDS WINNER March 3, 2025 UPDATES reader Views Reviewer’s Choice Awards 2024-2025 Bronze Award Winner in Poetry A Month of Sundays: A Journey Through Black Southern...Read more 18Dec Dasan Ahanu collaborates with Discover Durham Again! December 18, 2024 UPDATES Local Love List: Dasan Ahanu’s Favorite Durham Spots Spend a weekend in Durham with poet Dasan Ahanu, discovering what makes...Read more 15Nov New Music Video Alert! November 15, 2024 UPDATES Check out the official music video for “Pieces of Time” featuring Loc’d. This track is produced by Alt Willy of...Read more 04Nov Arts Residency with NC State Live! November 4, 2024 UPDATES Nationally recognized Triangle-based poet Dasan Ahanu will be in residence with NC State LIVE for the 2024-25 academic year. During his...Read more 04Sep New Spoken Word Album! September 4, 2024 UPDATES Dasan Ahanu’s album (STAW) + (REE) + (TEL) + (UH), Vol. 2, is a powerful fusion of spoken word poetry...Read more 01Jul Dasan Ahanu leads the reimagining of Discover Durham’s African American Heritage Guide July 1, 2024 UPDATES Check out the new guide here! Black history lives and breathes in Durham. There’s no separating the contributions of Black...Read more
01Oct International Society of Performing Arts Fellowship October 1, 2025 UPDATES Dasan Ahanu was named a 2026-2028 Southern Fellow with ISPA. ISPA’s Fellowship Program was created to provide emerging and mid-career...Read more
14Aug FOR YOUR GRAMMY® AWARD CONSIDERATION: BEST SPOKEN WORD POETRY ALBUM August 14, 2025 UPDATES Dasan Ahanu is back with (STAW) + (REE) + (TEL) + (UH), Vol. 3, another edition of his series fusing...Read more
02Jun Arts Residency June 2, 2025 UPDATES 21 Dreams annual Artist in Residence program invites BIPOC artists from the South and along the Great Migration path to...Read more
27May A Brand New Video! May 27, 2025 UPDATES Check out the official music video for “Glory” featuring Arvetra D Jones. This track is produced by Ampursand of The...Read more
01Apr New Poetry Collection! April 1, 2025 UPDATES Poet and Spoken Word artist Dasan Ahanu is the inaugural recipient of the Unsung Poet Award for his manuscript, Concrete...Read more
03Mar READER VIEWS LITERARY AWARDS WINNER March 3, 2025 UPDATES reader Views Reviewer’s Choice Awards 2024-2025 Bronze Award Winner in Poetry A Month of Sundays: A Journey Through Black Southern...Read more
18Dec Dasan Ahanu collaborates with Discover Durham Again! December 18, 2024 UPDATES Local Love List: Dasan Ahanu’s Favorite Durham Spots Spend a weekend in Durham with poet Dasan Ahanu, discovering what makes...Read more
15Nov New Music Video Alert! November 15, 2024 UPDATES Check out the official music video for “Pieces of Time” featuring Loc’d. This track is produced by Alt Willy of...Read more
04Nov Arts Residency with NC State Live! November 4, 2024 UPDATES Nationally recognized Triangle-based poet Dasan Ahanu will be in residence with NC State LIVE for the 2024-25 academic year. During his...Read more
04Sep New Spoken Word Album! September 4, 2024 UPDATES Dasan Ahanu’s album (STAW) + (REE) + (TEL) + (UH), Vol. 2, is a powerful fusion of spoken word poetry...Read more
01Jul Dasan Ahanu leads the reimagining of Discover Durham’s African American Heritage Guide July 1, 2024 UPDATES Check out the new guide here! Black history lives and breathes in Durham. There’s no separating the contributions of Black...Read more
International Society of Performing Arts Fellowship
FOR YOUR GRAMMY® AWARD CONSIDERATION: BEST SPOKEN WORD POETRY ALBUM
Arts Residency
A Brand New Video!
New Poetry Collection!
READER VIEWS LITERARY AWARDS WINNER
Dasan Ahanu collaborates with Discover Durham Again!
New Music Video Alert!
Arts Residency with NC State Live!
New Spoken Word Album!
Dasan Ahanu leads the reimagining of Discover Durham’s African American Heritage Guide