Fruitvale Poet Series
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Event Description
The Fruitvale Poet series aims to showcase the multifaceted literary talent that resides within our East Bay community of Fruitvale, Oakland. Each poet brings to the table a unique perspective from the streets of Fruitvale.
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Curator: Nomadic Press![]() Nomadic Press is a literary and arts non-profit organization that supports the works of emerging and established writers and artists. Through publications (including translations) and a burgeoning performance schedule, we aim to build community among artists across disciplines. We have workspaces in Brooklyn, NY, and Fruitvale, Oakland, CA.
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Event Readers
Rohan DaCosta
![]() Rohan DaCosta is an art school dropout from Chicago, who has become an active member of the Oakland arts and literary community and is very grateful to have been so welcomed. He is a devoted artisan whose projects range from film, music, fiction writing, and clothing design. To see more of his work visit gracegodcollective.com.
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Takeema Hoffman
![]() Takeema Hoffman was born in raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She relocated to the Bay area in 2010 and has been a Fruitvale resident since 2011. She received her MA in Visual and Critical Studies from California College of The Arts in May of 2015 and works with east Oakland youth at Lighthouse Community Charter School.
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Zephir O'Meara![]() Bay Area native living in Fruitvale for two years, Zephir O'Meara is a recovering stay-at-home dad and armchair revolutionary. He is unpublished, untested, and for all intents and purposes invisible.
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Joy Elán Sledge![]() Joy Elán Sledge is an author of two poetry books; Signs of Life: Past, Present, and Future and, Silence Is Not Always Golden: A Poetic Revolution. She is from Oakland and Berkeley, CA. She recently won third place in Oakland's Got Talent in June 2014 for her spoken word piece, I'm A Survivor.www.authorjoyelan.com
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