Crystal Good
— An artist, advocate and entrepreneur, Crystal is guided by the transcendental aspects of human life — beauty, truth and goodness. She heralds from West Virginia where she utilizes her voice as a poet, writer, and speaker to influence a new era of thriving in Appalachia.
The Olivia Pope of necessary good deeds — Greg Oxley, Artist
“Valley Girl is a beguiling read, at once bold, disarming, plucky and feisty, unabashed in its spoken word hip hop dares and verbal "pivot," and deliberate in its narrative storyteller verve…” - Jeff Biggers, The Huffington Post
Selected POETRY Publications
“He Said,” Appalachian Reckoning, 2019, WVU PRESS.
“Black Diamonds,” Blackbone: 25 Years of Affrilachian Poets, 2018, Kentucky Press and Global Mountains Anthology, 2018, INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS.
“Almost Famous,” Eyes Glowing at the Edge of The Woods, 2017, WVU PRESS.
“My Mountain Mama: 1967-1978,” Goldenseal Magazine, 2017.
Selected Performances
"First up at the Lido were Heroes Are Gang Leaders - the New York based collective formed in 2014 by poet Thomas Sayers Ellis and saxophonist James Brandon Lewis to celebrate the work of Amiri Baraka, formerly LeRoi Jones. This visually interesting band fused elements of free jazz with hip-hop and black poetry.