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"...through her triumphs, we triumph. Through her resilience, we become more resilient."



adrian matejka, award-winning poet, educator,

and editor of poetry magazine



Certificate
of Congressional Recognition





U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., The Honorable Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr.

For Service as Cultural & Fine Arts Supervisor, City of Buena Park, CA

2020



Avest Award
For Literary Arts





Recognition of Creative Contributions of Communities in Southern California

The Women's Building

2017




Poet Laureate





Watts Towers Arts Center

City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs

2007 - 2008



Certificate
of Appreciation





City of Los Angeles for Work as a Promoter, Host and Publicist in Support of the Literary Arts

in Los Angeles

2007



Cave Canem
Fellowship





Cave Canem

Workshop & Retreat

for African American Poets

2003, 1999 & 1997 



Jenny McKean Moore Workshop Fellowship





George Washington University

1997



Lannan Literary Fellowship





Lannan Foundation

Folger Shakespeare Library

1994 - 1997



John J. Wright Literary Award





Howard University

1994



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