Jerrod Amir Shakir is a poet, storyteller, and community organizer born and raised in Cleveland’s Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood. Rooted in Black oral traditions, his work fuses personal narrative and raw vulnerability, exploring themes of self-reflection, identity, and societal perception — transmuted through emotional upheaval and radical expression.
Jerrod Amir Shakir is a poet, storyteller, and community organizer born and raised in Cleveland’s Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood. Rooted in Black oral traditions, his work fuses personal narrative and raw vulnerability, exploring themes of self-reflection, identity, and societal perception — transmuted through emotional upheaval and radical expression. He is the creator, curator, and host of Unbarrd, a poetry open mic that invites artists of all experience levels to share their work uncensored, unfiltered, and unapologetically.
