I, The Revolution

Valois J. Vera, aka "Crip Lyrical", is a Disabled Revolutionary, Poet/Spoken Word Artist and Activist based out of Denton, TX. His experience and knowledge in Disability Justice, Culture and Identity is well noted. He has served on several social justice boards and commissions and has garnered many speaking opportunities including the University of North Texas, Fordham University and Azusa Pacific University. While his journalism work can be found in New Mobility Magazine, Latino Rebels, and Rooted in Rights, their poetry has been published by Spoonie Press, Mollyhouse, and the soon to be released anthology American Graveyard: Calls to end Gun Violence, Volume I (Read or Green Books). Their debut collection "Crip Lyrics: the Unapologetic Poetry of Disability" (POOR Press) is an illustrated collection of liberation verses guided by lived experiences and self-reflection. He is the Founder of Thunder & Lightning Poetry Collective and performs a one-poet-show called "CripPoetix!"