Meet Chelsey Richardson - a mother, teacher, and poet whose writing is the electrical current that flows between words and the spiritual world. Her work is grounded in the notion that her role as an artist is to tell the bittersweet truth.

Chelsey's writing has been praised by The CD Forum for Arts and Ideas, who said that "Her writing requires you to think critically and examine the world in which we live." She has been awarded the role of "Master Poet" by The Center for Washington Cultural Traditions, Speakers Bureau in 2019-2020.

Chelsey recently released her debut poetry book, "All Water has Perfect Memory," in 2021. Her work has been featured in Poetry on the Bus, The South Seattle Emerald, Natasha Marin's Black Powerful, and The Carter Center Forum on Human Rights in Atlanta.

With a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Washington and a Master's in Teaching English Education, Chelsey is a writer that truly represents independent poetic expression. Her cleverness and creativity in her prose draw the reader or listener in and leave a lasting impact.

Chelsey stopped by The Day With Trae with TraeAnna Holiday to discuss the re-release of All Water has Perfect Memory and update Trae on her spoken word events occurring across the city of Seattle.

Photos: Jordan Somers

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