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Yolanda Wisher
Born 1976 (age 47–48)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , US Occupation Poet, spoken-word artist Genre Poetry Notable works Monk Eats an Afro
Yolanda Wisher (born 1976) is an American poet, educator and spoken word artist who focuses on the experience of being African-American .[1] [2] Temple University and was selected as the third Poet Laureate of Philadelphia in 2016.[3] [4]
Education and early life [ edit ]
Yolanda Wisher was born in Philadelphia and grew up in North Wales, Pennsylvania .[5] Lafayette College .[5] [6] [4]
Wisher taught English for various years at the Germantown Friends School . She was the founder and director of the Germantown Poetry Festival, a local poetry event in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia from 2006 to 2010.[5] Mural Arts Program .[5]
As of 2015, Wisher is a Founding Cultural Agent for the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture .[5] Sonia Sanchez (2012–13) and Frank Sherlock (2014–15), respectively,[3] [7] Hedgebrook residency program for women writers.[8]
Personal life [ edit ]
Wisher lives in Germantown with her partner Mark Palacio and their son Thelonius. She frequently plays music with her band "Yolanda Wisher and the Quick Fixx".[5]
Works by Wisher [ edit ]
Books of Poetry
Contributor to Anthologies
Wisher has also published in periodicals including American Poetry Review, Black Arts Quarterly, Chain, Drumvoices Revue, Fence, Hanging Loose, Melus, Meridians Feminism, Race, Transnationalism, nocturnes (re )view of the literary arts, Open Letter, Ploughshares, and POeP!. [6]
Awards and honors [ edit ]
Wisher was chosen as the poet laureate of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , in 1999[9] Jim Kenney .[5]
She was a fellow of the Cave Canem Foundation from 1999 to 2000 and has published in their anthology Gathering Ground (2013).[10]
She received a Leeway Art and Change grant in 2008.[5] Pew Center for Arts and Heritage grant for 2015.[11]
References [ edit ]
^ Baker, Brandon (July 13, 2015). "Seven poets keeping the rhythmic tradition alive in Philadelphia" . Philly Voice . Retrieved March 19, 2016 .
^ a b "Yolanda Wisher named Philly's new Poet Laureate" . 6abc Action News . Philadelphia. 5 February 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ a b "Alumna Yolanda Wisher named Philadelphia's third poet laureate | Temple Now" . news.temple.edu . 9 February 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Yolanda Wisher | Directory of Writers" . Poets & Writers . 18 May 2005. Retrieved March 5, 2016 .
^ a b Contemporary Authors Online . Detroit: Gale. 2015.
^ John Timpane (February 6, 2016). "Yolanda Wisher named Philly's third poet laureate" . philly-archives . Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ "about" . Yolanda Wisher . Retrieved March 10, 2016 .
^ "Yolanda Wisher | 1999 MCPL Poet Laureate" . MCPL . Retrieved March 5, 2016 .
^ Derricotte, Toi; Eady, Cornelius; Dungy, Camille T; Cave Canem (Organization) (January 1, 2006). Gathering Ground: a reader celebrating Cave Canem's first decade . Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0472099248 OCLC 62133808 .
^ "Introducing the 2015 Grantees of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage – News – The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage" . www.pcah.us . 15 June 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yolanda_Wisher&oldid=1188945323 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n p o e t s ● L a f a y e t t e C o l l e g e a l u m n i ● T e m p l e U n i v e r s i t y a l u m n i ● P o e t s f r o m P h i l a d e l p h i a ● 1 9 7 6 b i r t h s ● L i v i n g p e o p l e ● P e w F e l l o w s i n t h e A r t s ● A m e r i c a n w o m e n p o e t s ● A m e r i c a n s p o k e n w o r d a r t i s t s ● M u n i c i p a l P o e t s L a u r e a t e i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s ● P o e t s L a u r e a t e o f P h i l a d e l p h i a ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n p e o p l e ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n w o m e n ● 2 0 t h - c e n t u r y A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n p e o p l e ● 2 0 t h - c e n t u r y A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n w o m e n ● A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n w o m e n w r i t e r s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● O f f i c i a l w e b s i t e n o t i n W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h V I A F i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h W o r l d C a t E n t i t i e s i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h L C C N i d e n t i f i e r s
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
“Yolanda Wisher Named Philly's New Poet Laureate", February 5, 2016, 6ABC News
