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As a Cali girl in a Bed-Stuy world, the writing of Maisha Kiana Perkins embodies global bon vivant flair. With several blogs under her belt, including Uberlicious.nyc, she is a contributing writer for the online publications Pop-Mag.com and ShoppeBlack.us. She has also written for Relevant and Bust Magazine. Completing a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College, Mai Perkins has taught writing courses at City University of New York’s College of Staten Island and Kingsborough Community College. She has also led ＂Improvisational Poetry: Inspired by Music＂ workshops for The Amistad Center for Art & Culture (TAC) at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, CT. As an alum of VONA/Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation, her work has been featured in several anthologies including Dismantle. In addition to studying writing at Sarah Lawrence, Perkins also completed her BFA at Howard University, and received her MA in International Affairs with a concentration in Media and Culture at The New School’s Julien J. Studley Graduate Program in International Affairs... and she loves to dance!