Mahogany L. Browne is writer, organizer & educator. Currently the Artistic Director of Urban Word NYC Browne has received literary fellowships from Air Serenbe, Cave Canem,Poets House & Rauschenberg. She hosts/curates the Nuyorican Poets Cafe Friday Night Slam Series and has authored: Black Girl Magic (Roaring Brook/Macmillan), Kissing Caskets (Yes Yes Books), Dear Twitter (Penmanship Books) & out or print titles: Smudge (Button Poetry), Redbone (Willow Books).