Ashanti Acevedo is a young, Bronx native poet and activist.

Her work focuses on issues of self-identity, depression, and injustice. She is the youngest poet to perform at Bronx Poetry’s 2022 Juneteenth event.

Ashanti has also performed at gun violence events at her school and church. At 15 years old, Ashanti will headline I AM LIT’s Teen Poetry Slam event in September of 2022.