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Kamilah Aisha Moon
Location: Brooklyn, NY United States
Joined: Sep 21st, 2013

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A recipient of fellowships to the Cave Canem Foundation, the Prague Summer Writing Institute, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA, and the Vermont Studio Center, Moon's work has been featured in several journals and anthologies, including Harvard Review, jubilat, Sou�wester, Oxford American, Lumina, Callaloo, Essence, Bloom, Gathering Ground, The Ringing Ear and Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry. A featured poet in conferences and venues around the country, she has also led creative writing residencies for several arts-in-education organizations in diverse settings. She has taught English and Creative Writing at Medgar Evers College-CUNY, Drew University and Adelphi University. Moon holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College.

A native of Nashville, TN, Moon currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Education (request update)

Paine College class of 1998

Undergrad Major: English

Claim To Fame:

The opening pages of She Has a Name identify the collection as a �biomythography,� a term created by Audre Lorde to describe a narrative based on myth and history, fact and fiction. Kamilah Aisha Moon�s biomythography tells the story of a young woman with autism from multiple points of view. The speakers in these poems�sisters, mother, father, teacher�pursue answers to questions science can�t yet answer: �Autism, the one-drop rule for minds / we strain to understand, the catch-all�� While seeking to understand, the speakers yearn to protect the young woman��The last thing / I ever wanted was to let her / down,� says the Father. Whether protector or questioner, each voice strives to understand what autism means to his or her own life. http://www.kamilahaishamoon.org

Experience

I currently work with CUNY as
I have years of experience working in the Collegiate Faculty, Staff, Administration industry.

Adjunct Faculty Member | Medgar Evers College-CUNY
From January 2008 to Current • 18 year(s)
Teaching college-level courses as adjunct faculty member.

Teaching Artist | Community~Word Project and Voices UnBroken
From February 2008 to December 2011 • 3 year(s)
Creative Writing facilitator of residencies in K-12 schools, libraries, community groups and alternative settings like Rikers Prison.

Adjunct Instructor | Adelphi University
From February 2011 to May 2011 • 0 year(s)
Taught Advanced Poetry Workshop course.

Instructor | Drew University
From January 2011 to January 2011 • 0 year(s)
Taught Undergraduate Poetry Course during Winter Session.

10th Grade English Teacher | Heritage School
From December 2006 to June 2007 • 1 year(s)
Full-time English teacher through NYC Teaching Fellowship Program with Transitional B Certificate.

Teaching Artist | Community~Word Project at M.S. 72
From March 2006 to May 2006 • 0 year(s)
Co-developed teaching path for 9-week residency, worked with 6th and 7th graders on writing and performance skills.

Intern | Community~Word Project
From October 2005 to May 2006 • 1 year(s)
Participated in 24-week training program, learned methods for transforming artistic process into educational tools for K-12 students.

Writer | Hallmark Cards, Inc.
From October 2000 to August 2004 • 4 year(s)
Professional writer creating content for greeting cards and related products.

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