Imani Tolliver

Workshops

LGBT Poetry at The Village

Ed Gould Plaza/LA Gay and Lesbian Center

2nd & 4th Mondays  8:00pm

June 2007 - January 2008.

http://www.myspace.com/lgbtpoetryatthevillage

Wednesday Night Poetry Workshop, Beyond Baroque; October 2002 & April - May 2003

Women, Words and Other Wonders: Teaching Creative Writing to Homeless and Incarcerated Communities for WritersCorps members, WritersCorps*AmeriCorps National Service; October 1995 & October 1996

Bringing African Storytelling to the Classroom: African Studies in PreK-12 Education Conference: An Institute for PreK-12 Educators, Parents and Students. Sponsored by the Network of Educators on the Americas, Washington, DC; May 1997

Introduction to Contemporary African American Poetry, For the Love of Children (FLOC), Washington, DC; October 1996

Higher Achievement Program, African American Poetry Lecture Series, Washington, DC; November 1995 - January 1996

Guest Speaking

California State Long Beach, Department of Women's Studies; 2005, 2006 & 2007. 

KPFK 90.7, The Beautiful Struggle, February 2005

KPFK 90.7, Beneath the Surface, February 2003

KPFK 90.7, The Morning Show, January 2003

National Black Arts Festival, July 2002

KXLU 88.9, Echo in the Sense: Poetry, Prose,

Performance, June 2002

KPFK 90.7, The Morning Show, The World Beyond Poetry Festival, June 2000

Po Ho One: The Poetry Hosting Conclave, Beyond Baroque, April 2000

DC Area Writing Project: An Institute for Master Teachers, Howard University, July 1997

Talk of the Nation, National Public Radio, WritersCorps*AmeriCorps National Service, February 1995

WPFW FM, Pacifica Radio, The Poet and the Poem, WritersCorps*AmeriCorps National Service, special broadcast, Washington, DC; May 1995

The Importance of a Women of Color Press, Kitchen Table Press, The Washington Home of Stewart Mott, Washington, DC; April 1995

Women, Words and Other Wonders; The Dinner Program for Homeless Women's Anthology Celebration, Talk of the Nation, Washington, DC; February, 1994

Event Production

Producer and Director, Friday Nights at the Getty Presents: Pure; Poetry written and performed by Ruth Forman and Peter J. Harris.  Accompanied by Robert S. Hilton.  Harold M. Williams Auditorium, The Getty Center, October 2004

Producer and Host, Juneteenth Poetry Slam: Men vs. Women, The World Stage, Los Angeles, June 2004

Producer and Host, Juneteenth Hip Hop Poetry Slam: New School vs. Old School, Beyond Baroque, Los Angeles, June 2003

Curator and Host, Open Reading with Rachel Kann and Charlotte Young, Beyond Baroque, Los Angeles, April 2002

Curator and Host, Open Reading with Jennifer Bowens and Tracy Holton, Beyond Baroque, Los Angeles, November 2002

Curator and Host, Open Reading with Aida Salazar and Alicia Vogl Saenz, Beyond Baroque, Los Angeles, June 2002

Producer and Host, Juneteenth Poetry Slam: Harlem Renaissance vs. The Black Arts Movement, Beyond Baroque, Los Angeles, June 2002

Co-Host, Smart Gals Production, Speakeasy: The Harlem Renaissance, Hollywood, June 2002

Co-Curator, The World Beyond Poetry Festival, Los Angeles, July 2001

Co-Coordinator, The Third Annual Storytelling Institute, The Tellin' Stories Project, Washington, D.C., July 1997

Co-Producer, Tellin' Stories End of Year Celebration, Martin Luther King Library, Washington, D.C., June 1997

Co-Producer, Come Dish With Us: A Story Swap & Lunch, Howard University, Washington, D.C., September 1996

Co-Producer, The Second Annual Storytelling Institute, Washington, D.C., July 1996