About the Authors
Mawiyah Kai EL-Jamah Bomani is a native of New Orleans in love with Nadir, Nzingha, Kambui, Camara, Naima, Mama Patricia, gumbo, and words. Mawiyah’s poems have appeared in: The Crab Orchard Review, Dark Eros, Catch The Fire, Freeform Magazine, Beyond The Frontier, Kente Cloth, Fertile Ground, Family Portraits, Chicken Bones A Literary Journal, Survival Digest Quarterly, What We Think: Gender Roles, Women's Issues in the 21st Century, and From A Bend In The River. She is co-writer/director of the play Brown Blood Black Womb. She has performed her poetry at such venues as: The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, The Sushi Theater Art's Festival, The Black Arts Festival, and The African-American Women's Artist Symposium. Mawiyah is an educator who earned an MFA from the University of New Orleans. She currently resides in Louisiana.
Nadir Lasana Bomani is a Baba/Husband/Educator/Poet and founding member of NOMMO Literary Society. A native of New Orleans, This SUNO graduate has published works in Fertile Ground, Kente Cloth, Catch The Fire!!! From A Bend In The River, The Drumming Between Us, Dark Eros, 360ยบ A Revolution of Black Poets, Drumvoices Revue, and Beyond The Frontier. He currently lives in Louisiana with his wonderful wife Mawiyah and his beautiful babies: Nzingha, Kambui, Camara, and Naima.
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