Caitlin Meissner

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Never one to fit neatly into labels, Albany-raised, Brooklyn-based Caitlin Meisner is a poet, activist, educator and graphic designer with a BFA from Pratt Institute. Caitlin began writing at age nine, with a chapbook of Christmas poems acclaimed by Ms. Terry, her fourth grade teacher. Fourteen years later, she uses her background in anti-racism work, disability advocacy and youth empowerment to propel carefully crafted poems on the human experience. She has featured for the progressive literary collective louderArts; opened for the acclaimed Page Meets Stage series, shared sets with musicians such as Immortal Technique, Grandmaster Caz, Maya Azucena, Boot Camp Clik, One Self and many others; has been published in the His Rib and Got Poetry 2007 anthologies; mentors young people through various sources, and has performed on countless stages- from street corners to Columbia University, The Nuyorican Poets Café to Rikers Island. Caitlin is currently Project Coordinator of the all-woman Saturday Performance Series at The Lower Eastside Girls Club (where she also teaches poetry), is involved in way too many projects (ask her about them!) and trying to keep the demons away by madly scribbling poems in her notebook on the subway. Her journey is to live, and help others live, as magically as possible.

Categories: Multi-Discipline, Literary Arts, Computer Arts / Digital, Nonfiction Writing, Mixed Media, Jazz, Hip Hop, Graphics / Illustration, Computer Art / New Media, Activism, Visual Arts, Music, Urban, Teaching Artist, Storytelling, Public Art, Poetry, Performance Art