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Creative Writing (Poetry), Indiana University, 2018 Thesis: Loud Organs and Extraordinary Bones Director: Professor Ross Gay  \nM.A. French Culture & Civilization, Middlebury College, 2011  \nThesis (in French): Une Analyse de la légitimation du rap français comme forme d'art dans la société française/ “An Analysis ofthe Legitimization of French Rap as An Art Form in French Society.”  \nDirector: Professor Stéphanie Molinero  \nThesis Coursework Abroad: L'université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Paris, France, 2010-2011  \nB.A. Creative Writing (Creative Nonfiction) University of California, Riverside, 2008  \nB.A. Languages (Portuguese & French) University of California, Riverside, 2008 Study Abroad:  \n• Afro-Brazilian Studies & Portuguese, Associação de Cultura Brasil Estados Unidos, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 2005-2006  \n• Humanities & Portuguese, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2006  \nHONORS Artistic  \n• Finalist, Jake Adam York Poetry Prize (manuscript under review), 2022  \n• Poet Laureate of Cincinnati, 2022-2023 (two-year term)  \n• Featured Artist, Blink, A Festival of Light & Art, Cincinnati, 2022  \n• Featured Artist, FotoFocus Biennial, Cincinnati, 2022  \n• Featured Poet, Mayor’s State of the City, Cincinnati, 2022  \n• Semifinalist, Besaydoo, Cave Canem Poetry Prize, 2021  \n• Nominee, Best of the Net Anthology,“Besaydoo,” The Adroit Journal, 2021  \n• Finalist, Besaydoo, National Poetry Series Competition, 2020  \n• Featured Poet, Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, 2020  \n• Nominee, The Pushcart Prize,“When Nina Simone Sings ‘Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues,” JuxtaProse, 2021  \n• Nominee, The Pushcart Prize,“Besaydoo,”(Independent Nomination), The Adroit Journal, 2021  \n• Nominee, The Pushcart Prize,“Metaphors for My Two-Step” Callaloo: A Journal of African Diaspora Arts and Letters, 2020  \n• Feature,“Woke Africa’s Choice: 21 Best African Writers of the New Generation,” Woke Africa Magazine, 2018  \n• Finalist, Brittle Paper Literature Prize for Poetry, 2017  \n• Finalist, Brunel University African Poetry Prize, 2017  \nAcademic  \n• Alice Bird Babb Named Scholar, Philanthropic Educational Organization, 2021-2022  \n• Taft Competitive Dissertation Fellow, University of Cincinnati, 2021-2022  \n• Albert C. Yates Fellow, University of Cincinnati, 2018-2022  \n• Nominee, William C. Boyce Award for Teaching Excellence, 2021  \n• Nominee, Darwin T. Turner Scholars 2020 Breakfast of Champion Teacher, 2020  \n• Recipient, The English-Speaking Union Travel Grant, Cincinnati, 2020  \n• Recipient, Taft Travel Grant, University of Cincinnati, 2019  \n• Recipient, College of Arts & Humanities Travel Award, Indiana University, 2017  \n• Louise McNutt Fellow, Indiana University, 2015-2016  \n• French Graduate Studies Grantee, Middlebury College, 2010-2011  \nARTISTIC RESIDENCIES, WORKSHOPS, SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS  \n• Resident, Djerassi Residents Artist Program (forthcoming, 2024)  \n• Workshop Participant, The Critical Poetics Summer School, Critical Poetics Research Group, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom (online), 2021  \n• Poet-in-Residence, WordPlay Cincy, Cincinnati, Ohio, Fall, 2019  \n• James Merrill Fellow, Vermont Studio Center, 2019  \n• Scholar, Kenyon Review Writers Workshop, 2019  \n• Resident, The Mastheads, 2019 (declined)  \n• Resident, Vermont Studio Center, 2018 (declined)  \n• Fellow, Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop, University of West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados, 2017  \n• Fellow, Emerging Critics Fellowship, National Book Critics Circle, 2017  \n• Don Belton Memorial Scholar, Indiana University Writers Conference, 2016  \nPUBLICATIONS [Under Consideration]  \no Poetry: ","cbCaihY8itloOQRE","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihY8itloOQRE","pdf",689772,"English","# Education\n# Honors\n# Artistic Residencies, Workshops, Scholarships & Fellowships\n# Publications","[{\"question\":\"What is Yalie Saweda Kamara’s highest education and research focus?\",\"answer\":\"Kamara earned a Ph.D. in Creative Writing (Poetry) \\u0026 English Literature at the University of Cincinnati in 2022, with the dissertation titled “Besaydoo,” directed by Professor Jennifer Glaser.\"},{\"question\":\"Which degrees and institutions did Kamara complete before the Ph.D.?\",\"answer\":\"Kamara completed an M.F.A. in Creative Writing (Poetry) at Indiana University in 2018, an M.A. in French Culture \\u0026 Civilization at Middlebury College in 2011 (with a French thesis), and two B.A. degrees from the University of California, Riverside in 2008.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of publications and achievements are listed in Kamara’s CV?\",\"answer\":\"The CV includes publications under consideration and published work, including full-length poetry manuscripts, poetry collections, journal poems, and interviews. 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