Imani Tolliver

Imani Tolliver is a poet, visual artist, educator and an advocate of the arts.  Her poetry has been recognized by a Lannon Literary Fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library and the John J. Wright Literary Award at Howard University.  She has been a consultant for several museums, educational institutions and has been honored with a Certificate of Appreciation by the City of Los Angeles for her work as a promoter, host and publicist in support of the literary arts in Southern California.  Presently, she is honored to serve as the 2007/2008 Poet Laureate for the Watts Towers Arts Center in Los Angeles, California.

She has been a featured poet across the country, including the Nuyorican Poet’s Café, the Smithsonian Institution, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, the World Stage Performance Gallery, University of Southern California, California State University at Long Beach, and the Los Angeles Central Library.

Imani also volunteers, marches, and pitches in whenever she is able, in support of the vibrant and beautiful LGBT community of which she is wholly and happily a part.