and now, the bio.

patrick IS DEDICATED TO SHARING STORIES.

Through writing, content creation, youth development, consultation, workshop facilitation, and much more, he helps people find the inherent value in their stories confronting the ever-present danger of silence. A Jamaican, who immigrated to the States at fifteen, he is currently honing in on translating his experiences as a recently naturalized Black American - in a country that hunts them for sport.

He uses his storytelling for advocacy and narrative shifting. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, he served as a member of the CTUndocuFund Organizing Team, helping to steer a mutual aid initiative that raised over $170,000 for undocumented families ineligible for government relief. Patrick has participated in, and produced programming designed to amplify the immigrant experience. Examples of this are the “Breaking Bread & Borders” series, “UndocuPoetry,” and “Telling Our Stories: A Celebration of Immigrant Mutual Aid and Report Launch.” He has also partnered with several other organizations to this end.

Patrick is an author; books I’ve Just Got These Words Fam… and Jesus is Black. explore the aforementioned themes. The inaugural "Artists of Color Accelerate" Fellow (2021) plans on releasing "The Tweets I Twote" and "immigrant." in 2023.

His left shoulder has also made an appearance on GQ.com.