Writer. Performer. Teacher.

MECCAMORPHORSIS

Mecca 'Meccamorphosis' Verdell is an Internationally winning spoken word poet, teaching artist and actor. Mecca uses her anger and passion to speak on the 'soft' and 'pink' of Black culture. Her writing fearlessly ventures and unveils Black American shadows from generational trauma. She centers the pain, joys, and beauty of Blackness through the lens of womanhood and queer experiences. As a Teaching Artist, they've used their work to connect teachers and students to create emotionally intelligent responses in an academic space. Mecca has molded poetry for marketing and commercials as a Visit Baltimore Ambassador and or the National Education Association. Through her success, she has been performing at universities, embassies, and theaters, showing audiences how poetry can peek into the spirit and turn healing into ritual. Their debut book, The Things I've Unlearned, is an example of that process. In 2024, she is proud to have opened for Saul Williams, created a fundraiser for local organizations in connection to her monthly open mic, and received several performance grants soon to be released publicly.