Anis Mojgani

 

Anis Mojgani is the current Poet Laureate of Oregon. A two-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam and winner of the International World Cup Poetry Slam, he has been published in such journals as Rattle, Platypus, Winter Tangerine, Forklift Ohio, and Bat City Review, amongst others. The author of five books of poetry, Anis has done commissioned work for the Getty Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum, his work has also appeared on HBO, NPR, as part of the Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day series, and in the NY Times. Originally from New Orleans, Anis currently lives in Portland Oregon.