religion birth_place nationality ethnicity article_title name occupation alma_mater
islam mogadishu , somalia american somali ladan osman
 ladan osman لادان عثمان poet , teacher otterbein university university of texas at austin
ladan osman

ladan osman -lrb- , -rrb- is a somali-american poet and teacher .
her poetry is centered on her somali and muslim heritage , and has been published in a number of prominent literary magazines .
in 2014 , she was awarded the annual sillerman first book prize for her collection `` the kitchen dweller 's testimony '' .
