After an unprecedented decision to share the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam Championship, Emi Mahmoud and Imani Cezanne have reunited to put on a one of a kind show! Come one, come all to the for an unforgettable night of love, laughs, poems and womanhood.
$10, purchase tickets here.
Bios:
Emi Mahmoud-
Originating from Darfur and raised in Philadelphia, Emtithal (Emi) Mahmoud is the reigning Individual World Poetry Slam Champion and one of BBC’s 100 Most Influential Women of 2015. A graduate of Yale university, a Leonore Annenberg Scholar, and Global Health Fellow, Emi studied Anthropology and Molecular Biology at Yale in the hopes of one day alleviating structural disparities on maternal and child health in disadvantaged communities the world over. Outside of academics, Emi contributes to an international research initiative and teaches spoken word poetry in order to empower youth with the power of voice in various communities. As a child and adolescent, Emi became a public speaker, presenting poetry to raise awareness and aid to address the genocide in Darfur. Public speaker and poet, Emi has and continues to collaborate with various artists, activists, and academics in an attempt to use poetry and critical thought to explore the full extent of human expression.
Imani Cezanne-
Born and raised in San Diego, California, Imani Cezanne is a highly acclaimed writer, performer, teaching artist, and poetry slam coach. Rooted in her experiences as a young, Black, woman, Imani Cezanne’s work digs deep into the silenced themes of race, gender, sexuality, and privilege to become a catalyst for social justice and change. Cezanne’s work has been featured on esteemed websites such as The Huffington Post, For Harriet, Upworthy, Button Poetry and All Def Digital, Russell Simmons’ most recent Spoken Word YouTube channel. As a nationally touring spoken word artist, Cezanne has been invited to travel all over the country to share her work with poetry venues, colleges, universities, conferences, festivals and more. Cezanne has competed with seven teams at the National Poetry Slam and was featured on Seasons 3 and 6 of TV One’s Verses and Flow, a cable television show dedicated to showcasing the best performance poetry in the country. In 2014 Cezanne placed 2nd at the Women of the World Poetry Slam and recently returned from Brooklyn as the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam Co-Champion.
