Ramya Ramana Explained

Ramya Ramana
Birth Date:3 March 1995
Education:St. John's University
Occupation:Poet
Yearsactive:2014–present
Known For:Youth Poet Laureate[1]

Ramya Ramana (born March 3, 1995) is an American poet based in New York City.[2] [3] [4] Ramana is a winner of the Youth Poet Laureate of New York City award.[5] In 2015, Ramana was invited to participate in a local event in Guyana hosted by One Billion Rising a domestic violence awareness organization.[6]

Career

In 2014, Ramana won the New York Knicks Poetry Slam with a scholarship to St. John’s University.[7] In January 2014, Ramya was invited to read a poem titled New York City at the inauguration ceremony for Mayor Bill de Blasio.[8] [9] Ramana also appeared in a TV show Verses & Flow which was aired in 2014.[10]

As a Youth Poet Laureate, Ramana has been working with the New York City Campaign Finance Board’s voter education campaign.[11] In March 2014, she performed at the Joe's Pub at The Public.[12]

Notable poetries

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 Youth Poet Laureate. New York City Campaign Finance Board. 26 April 2017.
  2. News: Barbaro. Nate Schweber, Michael. An Inaugural Pageantry, With Verse, Song and Surprise Meetings. 3 May 2017. The New York Times. 1 January 2014.
  3. News: Ramya Ramana - The Public Theater. 26 April 2017. The Public Theater. en.
  4. Web site: Ramya Ramana - Brooklyn Book Festival. Brooklyn Book Festival. 26 April 2017.
  5. News: Blanco. Evie. Ramya Ramana, NYC’s Youth Poet Laureate, Takes Her Powerful Poetics to Guyana With Eve Ensler’s One Billion Rising Organization. 20 April 2017. The Source (retailer). 20 April 2015.
  6. News: Ramya Ramana in One Billion Rising For Justice Comes To NYC - Rise NYC. Livingly Media. en.
  7. Web site: Brown Girl of the Month: Ramya Ramana. Brown Girl Magazine. 26 April 2017. 1 January 2014.
  8. Web site: Youth Poet Laureate Ramya Ramana Reads at NYC Inauguration. Poetry Foundation. 26 April 2017.
  9. News: Vagelatos. Alexa. Freshman Ramya Ramana recites poem for Bill de Blasio’s opening ceremony. 26 April 2017. The Torch (St. John's University).
  10. Web site: Verses and Flow. TVGuide.com. TV Guide. 3 May 2017. en.
  11. Web site: Consultation Day 2014 Performance by NYC Youth Poet Laureate Ramya Ramana - NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY. NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York. 26 April 2017.
  12. News: Ramya Ramana - Joe's Pub. 3 May 2017. Joe's Pub. en.
  13. Web site: Miss America Poem madethis Dreamville TourStories. Behance. 3 May 2017.
  14. Web site: Ramya Ramana - Miss America. Eternal Graffiti. 3 May 2017. 18 August 2015.
  15. News: Associated Press. Young Poet Speaks at Inauguration. 3 May 2017. The New York Times. 1 January 2014.
  16. News: Open City - Flow Nice. 3 May 2017. Asian American Writers' Workshop. en.
  17. News: The Indian teen who is New York City's Youth Poet Laureate. 3 May 2017. Rediff.com.
  18. Web site: "We Will No Longer Stay Silent to This Classism": NYC Youth Poet Laureate Ramya Ramana. Democracy Now!. 26 April 2017.
  19. Book: Don't Drown Her in the Baptism. Penmanship Books. 9780990012283. 26 April 2017.

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