Porsha Rashidaat J. Olayiwola (1988-06-11) June 11, 1988 (age 35) Chicago
Occupation
Poet Laureate of Boston
Alma mater
Emerson College
Literary movement
Afrofuturism
Years active
2008–present
Partner
Crystal Valentine
Website
porshaolayiwola.com
Porsha Olayiwola (/ˈpɔɹʃəː ˈəʊl ˌji.wɔ ː lɑː/ por-shuh o-la-yi-war-la; born June 11, 1988) is a Black American poet based in Boston, Massachusetts.[1][2][3]
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PorshaOlayiwola (/ˈpɔɹʃəː ˈəʊl ˌji.wɔ ː lɑː/ por-shuh o-la-yi-war-la; born June 11, 1988) is a Black American poet based in Boston, Massachusetts. Of...
Adventures PorshaOlayiwola (born 1988), American poet Porsha Phillips (born 1988), American professional women's basketball player Porsha Stubbs-Smith...
of Oyo Jacqueline Nwando Olayiwola, American physician, author, and professor PorshaOlayiwola, American poet Oluwole Olayiwola Amusan, Nigerian academic...
by Danielle Legros Georges. The current Poet Laureate of Boston is PorshaOlayiwola. Martin Espada was the first poet laureate of Northampton in 2003....
Ralph Applebaum Associates, Sasaki, Sanford Biggers, Richard Blanco, PorshaOlayiwola| onePULSE Foundation". September 11, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2020...
novelist Cecilia Tan, writer, publisher, and founder of Circlet Press PorshaOlayiwola, poet laureate of Boston Julie Banderas, television news correspondent...
(1858–1925) – painter Tony Millionaire (born 1956) – cartoonist, illustrator PorshaOlayiwola (born 1988) – Boston poet laureate Lilla Cabot Perry (1848–1933) –...
Other Poems (1956) - Allen Ginsberg i shimmer sometimes too (2019) - PorshaOlayiwola Ideas of Order (1936) - Wallace Stevens Idylls of the King - Alfred...
writer, poet and art critic Hisashi Okuyama (born 1941), Japanese poet PorshaOlayiwola (born 1988), US poet Sharon Olds (born 1942), US poet Mary Oliver (1935–2015)...
Mohammed Lenelle Moïse Anis Mojgani José Montoya Jessica Care Moore PorshaOlayiwola Alix Olson Robert Peters Jason Petty Lynne Procope R-Z John Rives Ursula...
Flanagan - 2023 Samuel James Cornish Danielle Legros Georges - 2014 PorshaOlayiwola - 2019 The Easthampton Poet Laureate Program was founded by Easthampton...
American federal judge in Massachusetts Ed O.G. (b. 1970), hip-hop artist PorshaOlayiwola (b. 1988), poet laureate Patrice O'Neal (1969–2011), comedian, actor...
Comes the Sun, Nicole Dennis-Benn (2016) i shimmer sometimes, too, PorshaOlayiwola (2019) The Combahee River Collective Statement, Demita Frazier, Beverly...
in Wisconsin) Ol–Oz Douglas R. Oberhelman, CEO of Caterpillar Inc. PorshaOlayiwola, Boston poet laureate Ed Olczyk, player for six NHL teams, coach, TV...
Current. "Episode 252: The Final Episode: How Boston Poet Laureate PorshaOlayiwola Reimagines History; Protesters Reflect on the Year That Changed Us...
co-founded The House Slam with PorshaOlayiwola in 2014 at the Haley House Bakery Café in Roxbury. Johnson and Olayiwola were given permission to host...
Afrofuturism and Beyond. Rosarium Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9891411-4-7. Olayiwola, Porsha (2019). i shimmer sometimes, too. Button Poetry. ISBN 978-1-9437354-5-7...
Poem Begins … Now". The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2020. Olayiwola, Porsha (February 4, 2020). "Philly Writers". Bluestoop. Retrieved June 20...
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