Imani Tolliver is a poet, visual artist, educator and an advocate of the arts. Her poetry has been recognized by a Lannon Literary Fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library and the John J. Wright Literary Award at Howard University. She has been a consultant for several museums, educational institutions and has been honored with a Certificate of Appreciation by the City of Los Angeles for her work as a promoter, host and publicist in support of the literary arts in Southern California and served as the 2007/2008 Poet Laureate for the Watts Towers Arts Center in Los Angeles, California. She is the Cultural and Fine Arts Supervisor for the City of Buena Park, where she produces community & youth theatre, summer concerts, youth arts festivals, and curates an exhibiting visual artist series.
She has been a featured poet across the country, including the Nuyorican Poet’s Café, the Smithsonian Institution, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, The World Stage Performance Gallery, University of Southern California, California State University at Long Beach, California State University Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Central Library.
Imani also volunteers, marches, and pitches in whenever she is able, in support of the vibrant and beautiful LGBT community of which she is wholly and happily a part.
Other fantastic poets scheduled to read that evening include Jim Bolt, Rachel Kann, Mauro W. Monteiro, Rick Lupert, and Deborah Edler Brown.
Readings are scheduled to begin at approximately 7:45 pm.
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