imarisha is the author of the poetry collection "scars/stars" (drapetomedia, 2013). she also wrote a nonfiction book about criminal justice issues, "angels with dirty faces: dreaming beyond bars" (ak press/ias, 2016). it won the 2017 oregon book award for creative nonfiction. she was a member of the poetry duo good sista/bad sista. she appeared on puerto rican punk band ricanstruction's second album, "love and revolution". her words have been featured in total chaos: the art and aesthetics of hip hop, letters from young activists, daddy, can i tell you something, word warriors: 35 women leaders in the spoken word revolution, the quotable rebel, near kin: a collection of words and art inspired by octavia butler, joe strummer: punk rock warlord, stories for chip: a tribute to samuel r. delany, and life during wartime: resisting counterinsurgency.