ZORA HOWARD!
So this young lady first took center stage at the UrbanwWordNYC 2006 teen Slam and so far she is to date the youngest poet to ever make it on to a UrbanWordNYC Slam team at the youthful age of 13. Let me be the first to tell you “That is a big fucking deal!” Now as a senior at Laguadria High School in Manhattan, New York Zora is studying Theatre. The young woman is credited as one of the most talented and accomplished poets out of New York City winning everything from The Knicks Poetry Slam to New York City’s Youth Poet Laureate. But do not be mistaken Zora Howard is not limited to just slam she is a story teller, actress, a captivating writer and simply a role model for not only young writers but young women alike. And her accolades do not end here Zora recently won an Emmy award through a production with documentarist Lisa Russell for her adaptation of Zora’s poem Bi-Racial Hair, a piece that spoke about the struggle of growing up as a Bi-Racial female through problems with her hair. Enough reading!! Check out these two videos of Ms. Zora Howard and be sure to find her on Facebook at facebook.com/zorahoward.
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