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Pictures: Out and About
Moments captured while sharing my poems with others.




















An open mic at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 2017.
Jackie Robinson Poetry Day, September 2018
Rehearsal for Adinkra House:
Musician Thomas Johnson, Carla, and Tanya
Performing with Art Crawl Harlem at The New York City Poetry Festival 2021
The 8th annual Independent Authors Book Experience, NJ, August 2021.
Performing with fellow iiPublishing authors at the NYC Poetry Festival 2021
With fellow authors Marc Polite, Taneeka Wilder, and Keisha Molby-Baez at Jackie Robinson Poetry Day 2018
Jam session with Richard Symister, Tony Flags, and Jack Stubbs, 2017
Book Release Party for Carla M. Cherry and Dr. Tanya Manning-Yarde at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, October 17, 2017
Tanya, Carla and her son with jazz musicians Abraham Burton and Eric McPherson
Tanya and Carla perform at the Adinkra House, March 2018
A happy return customer at a Black Girl Everything event, August 2021
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