Iman was a freshman in high school when she wrote her first book I am the Night Sky. She was 18 when she wrote What It Cost Us. She’s currently a student at the University of Pennsylvania, studying International Relations and exploring the great Philly food scene. After she graduates, she would love to be a diplomat living in DC and working at the State Department.
Read MoreLeyla Rasheed was a freshman at the Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, MD where she wrote I am the Night Sky. She enjoys playing soccer, biking, writing, and ceramics. She is an active member of the Islamic Community Center of Potomac.
Read MoreRuqayyah Aakil was a homeschooled senior in Silver Spring, Maryland when she created art for I am the Night Sky. She enjoyes photography, puzzles, binge-watching TV shows, and music. She likes going outdoors – not to go hiking or anything like that – but just to breathe the fresh air and take in the world, whether it is through her eyes or the viewfinder of a camera.
Read MoreFatima Rafie was a junior at Oakton High School in Vienna, Virginia when she wrote I am the Night Sky. She likes many different things, like drawing, taekwondo, graphic design, math, chemistry, psychology, reading… The list goes on. Basically, she tries to keep herself occupied with learning as many new skills as she can, so that she can make the most of the time she has as a teenager.
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Read MoreAG, Ahmad, Alonzo, Alvin, Antonio, Antwan, Antwon, Antwone, Arthur, Bennett, Brandon, Christian, CM, Curtis, D'Angelo, Daquan, Darrell, DeAngelo, Deante, Delonte, Demetrius, Deon, Derrick, Devanta, Diquan, Donald, Doug, Dre, Drew, Elijahwon, Gary, Gerald, Hosea, Immanuel, Jerome, John, Jonas, Juwan, KB, Kenny, Kevin, Kevin B, Khyree, LA, Larry, LaTrae, LB, LJ, Luis, MA, Major, Makkah Ali, Malik, Malik W, Marquael, MarQuell, Marquis, MC, Michael, Mike, NC, Nick, Paulo, PM, Rafael, Rakeem, Raymond, Rico, Robert (Rah Rah), Sammie, SD, Shahid, Shakim, Sharod, Shawn, Steven, Talib, Tavon, Terrell, Thomas, Tobias, Tre, Vincent, William (King X), Yester, and Zackary are poets and incarcerated young people from Washington, DC.
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