Aja Monet

Aja Monet
Aja Monet
Born	Aja Monet Bacquie; August 21, 1987; Brooklyn, New York, United States
Occupation	Poet, writer, lyricist, activist
Website
	www.ajamonet.com

Aja Monet Bacquie (born August 21, 1987) is an American contemporary poet, writer, lyricist and activist of Cuban-Jamaican descent from Brooklyn, New York. She is known to be the youngest poet to have ever become the Nuyorican Poets Café Grand Slam Champion at the age of 19 in 2007 and is the last woman to have won this title since.[1][2][3] Monet is also known for her activist work, and has been an active participant of the Say Her Name campaign, which has highlighted police brutality against black women.[4]

References

"Verbs On Asphalt – 2007 Nuyorican Grand Slam Champion". Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
"Verbs on Asphalt – The History of Nuyorican Poetry Slam". Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
"Duke University The Chronicle". Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
Crum, Maddie (July 7, 2016). "Poet Aja Monet Confronts Police Brutality In Stunning Spoken Word Performance". The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 20, 2017.

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[1] "Verbs On Asphalt – 2007 Nuyorican Grand Slam Champion". Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.

[2] "Verbs on Asphalt – The History of Nuyorican Poetry Slam". Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.

[3] "Duke University The Chronicle". Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.

[4] Crum, Maddie (July 7, 2016). "Poet Aja Monet Confronts Police Brutality In Stunning Spoken Word Performance". The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 20, 2017.