Crystal Valentine is a nationally and inte rnationally acclaimed poet\, activist\, and educator. She is the author of \;Not Everything is a Eulogy. Valentine is the winner of the 2015 and 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational\, the 2nd place win ner of the National Poetry Slam and the 9th ranked poet by way of the Wome n of the World Poetry Slam and the individual World Poetry Slam. Valentine has traveled across seas performing on platforms in Paris\, Mexico\, Braz il\, South Africa and elsewhere. She was named Glamour Magazine&r squo\;s 2016 College Woman of the Year\, Teen Vogue&rsquo\;s Risi ng Young Black Thought Leader\, and was the recipient of the National Conf erence of College Women Student Leaders Woman&rsquo\;s Distinction Award. A Callaloo Fellow and 2015 New York City Youth Poet Laureate\, Valentine&r squo\;s work has been featured on MSNBC\, Blavity\, Button Poetry\, The Hu ffington Post\, BET\, CNN\, The New York Daily News and more. She earned h er B.A. in Psychology at New York University\, where she is currently a Go ldwater Fellow and MFA candidate in Poetry. She lives in Boston\, MA.
\ nCan't make it to NOLA's Rock Bar? \; You can watch the reading liv e on the Library's Fa cebook page. \; A recording will also available on Facebook for 30 days.
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