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Aaron Samuels - Editor
I am a Black & Jewish writer, editor, and consultant with over 10 years of experience. I have written 2 books and published over 30 poems.
Overview
writer, editor, consultant
Services
Languages
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Certifications
- Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude, Washington University in St. Louis
Awards
- Finalist, Dora and Alexander Raynes Poetry Competition, Jewish Currents Magazine
- Third Place Ranked Poet, at the Individual World Poetry Slam
- Honorable Mention in Poetry Genre, New England Book Awards for Yarmulkes & Fitted Caps
- Pushcart Nomination, for poem “Kevin convinced me to drink”, Radius Literary Journal,
- Pushcart Nomination, for poem “Palmalysis”, Write Bloody Publishing
- Pushcart Nomination, for poem “Bury me a man”, Tidal Basin Review
Work experience
Fellow
Asylum Arts
Selected to participate in Asylum Arts international Jewish Artist Retreat
Final Judge, Tar Heel Poet Laureate Manuscript Competition
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Selected as Guest Judge for The first annual Tar Heel Poet Laureate Manuscript Competition at the University of North Carolina
Fellow
Cave Canem
Selected to participate in Cave Canem national African American Poetry Retreat
Visiting Lecturer, performer, facilitator
Multiple Universities, Theaters, and Literary Organizations
Experience as a visiting artist, lecturer, performer, and workshop facilitator at over 100 universities, high schools, community organizations, theater venues, and literary organizations.
Portfolio (2 selected works)
Yarmulkes & Fitted Caps
Aaron Levy Samuels
Aaron Samuels, raised in Providence, Rhode Island by a Jewish mother and a Black father, is a Cave Canem Fellow and a nationally acclaimed performer. In this ground-breaking collection of poems, Samuels examines the beauty and contradictions of his own mixed identity with gut-wrenching narratives, humor, and passionate verve.
Aaron Samuels, raised in Providence, Rhode Island by a Jewish mother and a Black father, is a Cave Canem Fellow and a nationally acclaimed performer. In this ground-breaking collection of poems, Samuels examines the beauty and contradictions of his own mixed identity with gut-wrenching narratives, humor, and passionate verve.
Floating, Brilliant, Gone
Franny Choi
In her electrifying debut, Franny Choi leads readers through the complex landscapes of absence, memory, and identity. Beginning in loss and ending in reflective elation, Floating, Brilliant, Gone explores life as a brief impossibility, "infinite / until it isn't.” Punctuated with haunting illustrations by Jess X. Chen, Choi's poems read like lucid dreams that jolt awake at the most unexpected ... read more
In her electrifying debut, Franny Choi leads readers through the complex landscapes of absence, memory, and identity. Beginning in loss and ending in reflective elation, Floating, Brilliant, Gone explores life as a brief impossibility, "infinite / until it isn't.” Punctuated with haunting illustrations by Jess X. Chen, Choi's poems read like lucid dreams that jolt awake at the most unexpected ... read more
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