Mahogany L. Browne

Mahogany L. Browne, (born Lesley Tims, 1976) is an American poet[1] and program coordinator.

Mahogany L. Browne
Mahogany Browne, Fall 2015 book reading
Born
Lesley Tims

1976 (age 44–45)
California U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationPratt Institute
OccupationPoet, curator, program coordinator
Known forPoetry, plays, Children's books, essays
Websitewww.mobrowne.com

Biography

Lesley Tims was born and raised in California before moving to Brooklyn, New York.[2] Browne is known for her more than decade-long tenure as the Friday Night Slam curator and Poetry Program director at the Nuyorican Poets Café in Lower Manhattan. As of 2019, Browne serves as the Black Lives Matter (BLM) program coordinator at her alma mater, Pratt Institute, where she is also a visiting instructor.[3] Browne is author of several books (including children's books), stage plays, articles and audio recordings. The founder of Penmanship Books, Browne has received numerous awards and fellowships, among which is a fellowship from the Arts for Justice Fund (AJF). The Academy of American Poets has published several blog-essays[4] of Browne's through their partnership with AJF.[5]

Awards

In 2019, Browne received a SWACC! Focus Fellowship, which is awarded to a spoken word author whose lifelong creative work has demonstrated a commitment to building community through collaborative models.[6]

She was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry.[7]

Publications

Poetry collections
  • Unlikely & Other Sorts, Penmanship Books, 2006[8]
  • Destroy, Rebuild & Other Reconstructions of the Human Muscle, Penmanship Books, 2009[9]
  • #Dear Twitter: Love Letters Hashed Out Online in 140 Characters or Less, Penmanship Books, 2010
  • Swag, Penmanship Books, 2010
  • smudge, Button Poetry, 2015
  • REDBone, Willow Books, 2015[10]
  • Black Girl Magic: A Poem, Roaring Brook Press, 2018[11]
  • Woke Baby, Roaring Brook Press, 2018

Essays
  • "Dismantling Rage: On Audre Lorde’s Sister Outsider"[12]

Poems
  • "Ego-Tripp(ed)," The Academy of American Poets, 2015
  • "Litany," The Academy of American Poets, 2019
  • "Inevitable," The Academy of American Poets, 2019
  • "On St. John’s and Franklin Avenue," The Academy of American Poets, 2019[8]

Anthologies
  • Editor, His Rib: Stories, Poems & Essays by Her, Penmanship Books, 2007[13]
  • Editor and contributor, The BreakBeat Poets Volume 2: Black Girl Magic, Haymarket Books, 2018[14]
  • Lead author (with Elizabeth Acevedo and Olivia Gatwood), Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice, Roaring Brook Press, 2020

References
  1. "'Black Girl Magic' Got Turned Into A Beautiful Illustrated Poem — And You Can See It Here". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  2. Elizabeth, Jordannah. "Mahogany L. Browne describes the making of The BreakBeat Poets Volume 2: Black Girl Magic". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  3. "LESLEY TIMS". Pratt Institute. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  4. Poets, Academy of American. "Kite Patterns | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  5. Poets, Academy of American. "poets.org | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  6. "The SWACC! Focus Fellowship". AIR Serenbe. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  7. "Motion Picture - NAACP Image Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  8. Poets, Academy of American. "On St. John's and Franklin Avenue by Mahogany L. Browne - Poems | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  9. "Books". Mahogany L Browne. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  10. Poets, Academy of American. "About Mahogany L. Browne | Academy of American Poets". poets.org. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  11. "Mahogany L. Browne, Poet". Brief but Spectacular (PBS). Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  12. "Copyright", Spanish American Modernista Poets, Elsevier, 1968, pp. iv, doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-103822-2.50002-1, ISBN 978-0-08-103822-2
  13. "Books". Mahogany L Browne. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  14. "From Serena Williams to Michelle Obama: How Do We Portray Black Womanhood?". Vice. 2018-04-17. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
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