The latest
Mother Upon. An exhibition featuring 7 NC-based artists:
Peg Bachenheimer, Jess Feury, Celia Gray, Reneesha Mccoy,
Sara Reynolds, Cassandra Rowe, & Megan Thomas Cronin
at Peel Gallery, Carrboro, NC
Opening reception: May 8, 6-9 p.m.
Closing reception and artist talk: June 7, 3-5 p.m.
See and purchase work here.
Read about it in Chapel Hill Magazine.
Encounters for the Living and the Dead, my debut full-length poetry collection, is available from River River Books (published Sept 2025)
Ask for it at your favorite independent bookstore or get it online!
See upcoming events for readings and book signings.
Selected past events
Poetry reading: In a sense / In essence, Lump Gallery: Conner Calhoun & Julia Santoli, Jameela F. Dallis, Phantomime, and Tenisele (Chanelle Allesandre & Mindy Stock), September 14, 2024, 7-11 pm ET.
Poetry reading: The Poet is a Verb II, Chapel Hill Public Library: Chapel Hill Poet Laureate Cortland Gilliam, James Daniels, Jameela F. Dallis, Dasan Ahanu, April 26, 2024, 6:30-8:30 pm ET.
Material Encounters: An exhibition featuring Harriet Hoover, Celia Gray, and Jean Gray Mohs at Peel Gallery in Carrboro, NC curated by Jameela F. Dallis. Opening reception: Friday, March 8, 6-9 pm; Closing reception: Sunday, April 7, 3-5 pm with artist Q&A at 4 pm. Purchase available works via Peel and Artsy.
Poetry reading: So & So Books: Chanelle Allesandre Bergeron, Jameela F. Dallis, Lauren Hunter, Marta Núñez Pouzols, Nov 16, 2023, 7-9 pm
NCMA End Paper Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop, Sept 24, 2023, 11 am-1 pm
Scaffold: a grassroots exhibition by 37 local and non-binary artists organized by Jean Gray Mohs and juried by Jameela F. Dallis. See it at Artspace in Raleigh through June 2023. Reception: May 5, 2023
Poetry reading: Paradiso XIV: Kevin McLellan, Jameela F. Dallis, Travis Smith, April 14, 2023
Collective Care: Tarot-Inspired Visualization Meditation at 8 am ET on Mondays — I’m not leading practices right now, but please check out Opal Collective’s offerings!
Selected poems
“The Bounty of Occasion” in Walter Magazine (Nov 2024)
Six poems in now*ing 5 (one poem is two in one)
FIND POEMS IN THESE JOURNALS AND ANTHOLOGIES:“500 Meters” in Casserole Series Journal, WALK, debut issue”
Selected arts journalism
“I-95 Road Trip: A Beacon of Hope in Lumberton" in Our State
Jaki Shelton Green’s Poetics of Oyster Knives in The Fight and the Fiddle
“A Gathering of Friends” with Gale E. Greenlee in Southern Cultures
How Jaki Shelton Green Invents New Ways to Be in Our State
INDY WEEK BYLINES (LINK)
Selected podcasts & interviews
“Durham Poet Jameela F. Dallis On Grief, Oysters, Art, and the Color Blue” in Indy Week
“Five Questions with Author Jameela F. Dallis” in River River Books’s newsletter
“April is poetry in motion” by Diana Newton in The Local Reporter
“Rhythm / Devotion of Jameela Dallis” with Chanelle Bergeron of Moon by Moon Apothecary
“Jameela on Tarot, Literature, and Transformation” with Bri from the Open Magic Podcast.
Consulting
I’ve been designing workshops, mentoring, and teaching for nearly 20 years. I have experience in a range of industries and fields, including academia, the arts, journalism, corporate communications, and UX content strategy. Consulting services are offered on a sliding scale based on industry and project, ranging from $150-$300/hr. Contact me to set up a 15-min consultation call.
See my interior design and concept work for Blafemme, “a physical & virtual den that facilitates healing using Black feminist theory and practices.”
