Spoken Word Poet, Author & Playwright; Winner of the Paterson Poetry Prize; Founder of Woke Baby Book Fair; First Poet in Residence at Lincoln Center
Mahogany L. Browne Biography
Mahogany L. Browne is a spoken word poet, author, playwright, organizer, and educator whose work explores the intersection of art and activism. Drawing from personal experiences with addiction, racism, sexism, and oppression, Browne uses spoken word poetry to address social justice issues and create platforms for women and girls to be heard. After being discouraged from writing poetry in high school, Browne later graduated from the MFA Writing and Activism program at Pratt Institute.
Browne's literary work spans poetry, young adult fiction, and children's literature. Her poetry collections include "Chrome Valley," winner of the Paterson Poetry Prize; "I Remember Death by Its Proximity to What I Love"; "Kissing Caskets"; and "Redbone." She is also the author of young adult and children's books such as "A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe," "Vinyl Moon," "Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice," "Black Girl Magic," and "Woke Baby." Her novel "Chlorine Sky" was adapted for the stage by Steppenwolf Theatre, and "A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe" was recognized on the National Book Award longlist for Young People's Literature and received multiple starred reviews.
Browne co-founded the Brooklyn Poetry Slam and the activist literary collective #BlackPoetsSpeakOut, which organized online events protesting the murder of Michael Brown. She served as Poetry Program director and curator of the Friday Night Slam at New York City's Nuyorican Poets Café for 13 years. Browne is the founder of the Woke Baby Book Fair and publisher of Penmanship Books. She has toured internationally as part of Global Poetics, an arts exchange program.
Browne's recognition includes being named a Kennedy Center Next 50 Fellow, receiving the MacDowell Arts Advocacy Award, and earning a New York Emmy nomination for the documentary "How to Build a City" on All Arts. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry and received an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Marymount Manhattan College. Browne was awarded the Theodore H. Holmes and Bernice Holmes National Poetry Prize by the Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Creative Writing at Princeton University and served as Lincoln Center's first poet in residence.
Browne has appeared on PBS NewsHour reading her poem "Black Girl Magic," on Kelly Corrigan's "Tell Me More," and in HBO's "Brave New Voices." She has released six LPs, including the studio album "Chrome Valley" with Sean Mason and the live album "Sheroshima." Through her performances, publications, and educational work, Browne continues to advocate for marginalized voices and highlight poetry's role in social change.
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