Photo by Hilde Franzsen
"Anis Mojgani is a trickster and a philosopher, a theologian and a rock star."
– Pulitzer Prize Finalist Luis Urrea,
author of The Devil's Highway
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Anis Mojgani is the current Poet Laureate of Oregon. A two-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam and winner of the International World Cup Poetry Slam, he has been awarded residencies from the Vermont Studio Center, Caldera, AIR Serenbe, The Bloedel Nature Reserve, The Sou’wester, and the Oregon Literary Arts Writers-In-The-Schools program. A recipient of an Academy of American Poets Poet Laureate Fellowship, Anis has done commissions for the Getty Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum; and his work has appeared on HBO, National Public Radio, and as part of the Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day series. His work has appeared in the pages of the NYTimes, Rattle, Platypus, Winter Tangerine, Forklift Ohio, and Bat City Review.
Known for his performances and well regarded for them the world over, Anis has performed at hundreds of universities across the U.S.; festivals around the globe such as the Sydney Writers Festival, Jamaica’s Calabash festival, and Seoul’s Young Writers Festival; and for audiences as varied as the United Nations and the House of Blues. The author of six books of poetry and the opera libretto for Sanctuaries, his first children’s book is forthcoming from Holiday House/Neal Porter Books. His latest poetry collection is, The Tigers They Let Me. Originally from New Orleans, Anis currently lives in Portland Oregon.
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“ANIS MOJGANI IS A GALE FORCE TALENT, A TWIRLING DERVISH OF LYRIC & THE BODY'S MUSIC, A POET WHO GLEEFULLY SPURNS THE BOUNDARIES OF POET.”
– PATRICIA SMITH
KINGSLEY TUFTS WINNER & FOUR-TIME INDIVIDUAL WINNER OF THE NATIONAL POETRY SLAM
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“His poetry sings just as beautifully on the page
as it does on the stage.”
– PANK Magazine
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For any Oregon Poet Laureate requests or information, please contact Anis through the Oregon Cultural Trust website here. For inquiries related to children’s literature or illustration, please contact Rebecca Sherman of Writer’s House. Thank you!