Parker previously served as editor at Amazon Publishing's
Little A and Day One. She has taught creative writing at
Columbia University, co-curates the Poets With Attitude (PWA) reading series with
Tommy Pico, is the creator and host of Reparations, Live! at the
Ace Hotel in New York, and is a member of The Other Black Girl Collective with poet and performer
Angel Nafis. Her poetry has been featured in publications including
The Awl,
Poetry Foundation,
Tin House, and others. Her work was also included in
Why I Am Not A Painter (Argos Books),
The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop,
Black Girl Magic: The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2 and
Best American Poetry 2016. In December 2015, she was
Poetry Foundation's featured blogger.
Other People’s Comfort Keeps Me Up At Night, Switchback Books, 2015 ''Other People's Comfort Keeps Me Up At Night'' was Parker's debut collection, published in 2015, was rereleased in both the UK and US in 2021. In an interview with the London Review Bookshop upon the book rerelease, Parker discusses and reflects on her art with Rachel Long. In this they also discuss the importance of spoken word and humor, where Parker's boldness gives the poems a life beyond the page, weaving between humor, pathos and collapses the distinction between the personal and political.
Other Works Parker's nonfiction essay collection
You Get What You Pay For was published on March 12, 2024. It was featured as one of Time Magazine's best new books of March 2024. Parker said in an interview with Vogue that completing the book was taxing due to the vulnerable nature of the subject matter. ==Awards and honors==