(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)March 17, 2015

MAHWAH, NJ — Poet, performer and educator Aja Monet will speak and perform at Ramapo College of New Jersey as part of Women’s History month on Monday, March 30 at 5:30 p.m. in Friends Hall. She is the youngest individual to win the legendary Nuyorican Poet’s Café Grand Slam title.

Monet’s talk is entitled Conjured Women. She has captivated audiences across the United States and internationally through the power of the spoken word. Monet’s visit is sponsored by the Equity and Diversity Programs/Women’s Herstory Month Committee at Ramapo. It is free and open to the public.

Monet received her bachelor’s in liberal arts from Sarah Lawrence College. She received the Andrea Klein Willison Prize for Poetry. The award recognizes undergraduate students whose work examines relationships among women. Monet earned a master’s in fine arts in creative writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her graduate thesis, Scared to Make Love/Scared Not To, was her first compilation of music and poetry.

Monet published her first book of poetry, The Black Unicorn Sings in 2010 and collaborated in 2012 with poet/musician Saul Williams on Chorus: A Literary Mixtape.  She released a new music EP entitled Courage in 2014 and a video Be Brave earlier this year. For more information, visit www.ajamonet.com

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About Ramapo College

Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice.

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