The Been There Online Lecture Series is a series of inspired
interactive conversations with experienced community accountable
scholars offering their lessons learned while navigating multiple
institutions and putting their brilliance to work with and in honor of
oppressed communities. These lectures are open to scholars, writers,
activists and folks in all walks of life ready to be inspired!
Been There Lecture #2 Dr. Anjail Ahmad Tuesday, April 16th 7pm ET/6 CT/ 5 MT/4 PT
Dr.
Ahmad is a poet, educator and activist writing, speaking and teaching
in venues throughout the United States. She received her PhD in African
American Literature and 20th Century American Poetry from the
University of Missouri-Columbia, her MA in Creative Writing from New
York University and her BA in Creative Writing from Agnes Scott College.
She
is also a blind woman advocating for disability justice in
collaboration with a diverse community of disabled activists in
Greensboro, NC and a Mobile Homecoming superstar.
Her
areas of interest include: African American Literature and Oral
Traditions; Twentieth Century American Poetry; The Poetics of Resistance
in African American Poetry; Spoken Word and the poetics of Performance;
Poetic Entrepreneurship; E-Texts and Publication; Women’s Voices;
Social Justice and Disability Rights Advocacy
She has written two
books of poetry, is published widely in journals and has won numerous
awards. She teaches writing classes at North Carolina A&T State
University where she is also Director of Creative Writing. In 2010, she
has used her depth of writing knowledge and experience in working with
writers to found The Fractured Writer: A Creative Resource for Writers (http://www.thefracturedwriter.com).
She also leads writing and publishing workshops and sees clients in her
home office in Greensboro, North Carolina where she offers training,
coaching, consulting, and mentorship to groups and individuals of all
ages.
As Artistic Director of The Fractured Writer aka The Loving
Boot Camp for Writers, she leads writers through the Sunday 5-Week
Writing Intensives, a year-long, workshop series designed to support
writers through the completion of a writing project. In her unique
approach to creative writing, she offers a blend of spirituality and
creative pragmatism to writers seeking to transform their creative
ideas and aspirations into work suitable for publication and
performance.
This workshop is free for one-on-one and cohort
coaching clients. Other geniuses are free to sign up for the lecture
with an email about your interests to brillianceremastered@gmail.com by
April 14th and a donation of $20-50 to Eternal Summer of the Black
Feminist Mind
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