PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2015) Winner
Lenelle Moïse
るねーる・もわーず
Runēru Mowāzu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- c. 1980 （Port-au-Prince, Haiti）
- Nationality
- Haiti
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Port-au-Prince, Haiti → United States
Career
- Occupations
- poet, actress, playwright, spoken word artist
- Active Years
- 2000-2024
- Affiliations
- Culture Project
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca College | — | Film | — | — | United States |
| Smith College | — | Playwriting | MFA | — | United States |
Ithaca College
Film
Country:
United States
Co-wrote film as junior
Smith College
Playwriting
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
2004
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Patchwork Majority Radio Album Award | Madivinez | Best Solo Album | — | Winner |
| 2012 | Ruby Prize | Merit | — | — | Winner |
Patchwork Majority Radio Album Award
2007
Work:
Madivinez
Category:
Best Solo Album
Result:
Winner
Ruby Prize
2012
Work:
Merit
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Haiti Glass
2014 verse and prose collectionA collection of verse and prose experimenting with collage as meditative practice and nonlinear storytelling.
racegenderimmigrationsexuality
Expatriate
2008 playTwo-person vocal musical about art, infamy and race.
raceart
Merit
2011 playTwo-act play.
Bibliography
- Haiti Glass (2014)
- Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders of the Spoken Word Revolution
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- spoken wordexperimentalcollage
- Recurring Motifs
- racegenderclassimmigrationsexuality
Legacy
Influential spoken word artist, poet, playwright addressing race, gender, class, immigration, and sexuality.