A 2011-12 LAMBDA Literary Foundation Fellow, her work has been published in New York University’s Gallatin Review, Brownstone Magazine, Sinister Wisdom and is forthcoming in Kweli Journal. In addition to being a NYC public school educator for the past eight years, she has facilitated poetry workshops with diverse groups of writers including formerly incarcerated youth and graduate students at Columbia University. Poetry takes its rightful place in her life--neck and neck with teaching. Charan’s performance poetry has reached audiences throughout the Midwest and East Coast. She has shared a stage with Gill Scott-Heron, The Last Poets, Staceyann Chin, Ishle Park, Tara Betts, Climbing Poetree, and others. Her work fuels public dialogue around colorism, homophobia and the effects of war. Of course, sometimes she writes about being human. To find out more about her work as a poet and educator visit: www.charanp.com.