Denice Frohman

Denice Frohman[1] is an award-winning poet, lyricist, and educator, whose work explores the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality. Frohman uses her experience as a queer woman from a multi-cultural background in her writing. By addressing identity, her work encourages communities to challenge the dominant social constructs and oppressive narratives in place that are currently working against concepts of unity and equity. Her message is about claiming the power to be who you are.[2][3][4] She was born and raised in New York City, and earned her Masters in Education from Drexel University.[5]

Awards and partnerships

Denice Frohman won the 2013 Women of the World Poetry Slam[6] Championship after her tour mate, Dominique Christina, received a time penalty. Denice is also a 2014 CantoMundo[7] Fellow, 2014 National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures[8] Fund for the Arts[9] grant recipient, 2013 Hispanic Choice Award[10] recipient for "Creative Artist of the Year,"[11] 2013 Southern Fried Poetry Slam[12] Champion, and 2012 Leeway Transformation Award[13] recipient. Frohman is currently partnered with fellow Women of the World Champion for 2014 and 2012 Dominique Christina as an award-winning spoken word duo, Sister Outsider.[14] The two tour nationally, appearing at schools such as Boston University and conferences such as College Union Poetry Slam Invitational.[15]

Career

Frohman's work has been commissioned by Philadelphia’s citywide “UnLitter Us” Campaign[16] and GALAEI (Gay and Lesbian Latino Aids Education Initiative).[17] Videos[18] of her performances have appeared in the Huffington Post,[19] Buzzfeed,[20] Upworthy,[21] Youtube[22], and literary publications such as Narrative Northeast[23]. She has performed and taught poetry across the country and internationally. She has been interviewed by CNN,[24] and Philadelphia Weekly,[25] among other news sources.

External links

Official website

References

  1. ↑ "Home - DENICE FROHMAN". denicefrohman.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  2. ↑ "National Poetry Month: Denice Frohman Slams Down Oppression With Survival Poetry". Autostraddle.
  3. ↑ "Poet Beautifully Describes Why Spanish Accents Are So Special". The Huffington Post. 1 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Denice Frohman, Spoken Word Poet, Slams 'Dear Straight People,' Incredible Queer Performance (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. 25 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Drexel University". Drexel University. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  6. ↑ "Women of the World Poetry Slam". Women of the World Poetry Slam. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  7. ↑ "Home | CantoMundo". www.cantomundo.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  8. ↑ "National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures". www.nalac.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  9. ↑ Administrator. "National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures". www.nalac.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  10. ↑ "HISPANIC CHOICE AWARDS". HISPANIC CHOICE AWARDS. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  11. ↑ "Creative Artist of the Year". HISPANIC CHOICE AWARDS. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  12. ↑ "Southern Fried 2016". Southern Fried Poetry Slam 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  13. ↑ "Leeway Transformation Award | Leeway Foundation". Leeway Foundation. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  14. ↑ "Home - Sister Outsider Poetry". www.sisteroutsiderpoetry.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  15. ↑ ACUI. "ACUI Poetry Slam". www.acui.org. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  16. ↑ "Philadelphia Streets: Home". www.philadelphiastreets.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  17. ↑ "Home - GALAEI". GALAEI. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  18. ↑ "Denice Frohman". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  19. ↑ "WATCH: This Poet's 'Dear Straight People' Performance Is Guaranteed To Give You Chills". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  20. ↑ "One Poet's Open Letter To Straight People". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  21. ↑ "Dear Straight People: We Have To Talk". Upworthy. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  22. ↑ Button Poetry (2013-03-12), Denice Frohman - "Dear Straight People" (WOWPS 2013), retrieved 2016-03-04
  23. ↑ "ACCENTS & Poem – Denice Frohman | NarrativeNortheast | A Literary & Arts Magazine". www.narrativenortheast.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  24. ↑ "Expressing loss, anger through 'slam' poetry". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  25. ↑ "Rhyme and Reason | Philly Weekly". philadelphiaweekly.com. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
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