Arao Ameny
đđşđ¸ Maryland, USA ⢠đşđŹ Uganda, East Africa-born ⢠Poet-Writer-Illustrator
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Poet of the Week (Brooklyn Poets)
Poet of the Week (Brooklyn Poets)
Brooklyn Poets Fellow
Published in World Literature Today
Published in World Literature Today
(website under construction) araoameny.com
(website under construction) araoameny.com
Winner of the 2020 James Olney Award
Winner of the 2020 James Olney Award
a finalist for the Brunel International African Poetry Prize
a finalist for the Brunel International African Poetry Prize
Winner of a full Brooklyn Poets Fellowship
Winner of a full Brooklyn Poets Fellowship
Poetry Reading at the United Nations' public policy forum
Poetry Reading at the United Nations' public policy forum
UNITED NATIONS: Conversation with innovators - Elizabeth Kperrun, Marie Christina Kolo & Mahamadou Kone, moderated by Arao Ameny
UNITED NATIONS: Conversation with innovators - Elizabeth Kperrun, Marie Christina Kolo & Mahamadou Kone, moderated by Arao Ameny
Fellow at Women's National Book Association (WNBA)'s Authentic Voices program
Fellow at Women's National Book Association (WNBA)'s Authentic Voices program
Featured in Open Country Magazine (literature news)
Featured in Open Country Magazine (literature news)
Highlighted in United Nation's Africa Renewal magazine: "African migrants keen to retain their cultural values abroad"
Highlighted in United Nation's Africa Renewal magazine: "African migrants keen to retain their cultural values abroad"
Featured in Brittle Paper ( literary magazine for readers of African Literature)
Featured in Brittle Paper ( literary magazine for readers of African Literature)
Text of "Home is a Woman", winner of The Southern Review's 2020 James Olney Award on the United Nations website
Text of "Home is a Woman", winner of The Southern Review's 2020 James Olney Award on the United Nations website
2020-2021 Poetry Out Loud Judge
2020-2021 Poetry Out Loud Judge
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