Robyn Brooks features for Poetry for the People's Open Mic Summer Series

Poetry for the People (P4P) at UC Berkeley is an arts/activism program, founded by the late June Jordan in 1991. P4P continues to pursue Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of a beloved community for all. P4P has an academic focus on the reading, writing, and teaching of poetry, and the program also engages in bridging the gap between the university and the larger community, working with teens and young adults, schools, and community organizations, and activist projects in the greater Bay Area.


Robyn Brooks, poet, playwright, performance artist, former Student-Teacher-Poet for June Jordans Poetry for the People Collective, and recipient of an Emily Chamberlain Cook Prize in Poetry, is a graduate of UC Berkeley (BA in English) and Mills College in Oakland, CA (M.F.A. in English and Creative Writing with a focus in Poetry). Her poetry has been published in several journals and anthologies including The Walrus, The Womanist, and What I Want from You—Voices of East Bay Lesbian Poets. In 2005, Brooks participated in Litquake—A San Francisco Literary Festival. In 2006, she made her acting debut in Equus. Presently, Brooks is completing her second year as a member of SF-PlayGround Writers Pool, a playwriting residency at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Her play, Surprise, was staged at Berkeley Repertory Theatre as part of the 2007-2008 Monday Night PlayGround series. Currently, Brooks teaches English courses at Berkeley City College.

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• Berkeley City College
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