About the Author

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Kai Naima Williams is a multi-disciplinary writer and performer based in Harlem. She is the author of the poetry collections He Tried to Drown the Ocean, I Waved and Tomorrow Maps, and a co-founder of Eat At The Table Theatre Company. Her work has been honored by the Asian American Arts Alliance, MoCADA, the Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival and The New York Times. Kai Naima Williams lives in New York City.