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Denice Frohman is a poet, writer, performer and educator, whose work explores the intersections of race,
gender Gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to femininity and masculinity and differentiating between them. Depending on the context, this may include sex-based social structures (i.e. gender roles) and gender identity. Most culture ...
, and
sexuality Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually. This involves biological, psychological, physical, erotic, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors. Because it is a broad term, which has varied wit ...
. Frohman uses her experience as a
queer ''Queer'' is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or cisgender. Originally meaning or , ''queer'' came to be used pejoratively against those with same-sex desires or relationships in the late 19th century. Beginning in the l ...
woman from a multi-cultural ( Puerto Rican and
Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
) 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
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. Her message is about claiming the power to be who you are. She was born and raised in New York City, and earned her master's degree in
education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...
from
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.


Awards and partnerships

Denice Frohman won the 2013
Women of the World Poetry Slam The Women of the World Poetry Slam (WoWPS) is an annual poetry slam put on by Poetry Slam, Inc. The tournament features individual slam poets from around the world that "live their lives as women" competing to be the highest ranked woman poet in th ...
Championship. Denice is also a 2014
CantoMundo CantoMundo is an American literary organization founded in 2009 to support Latino poets and poetry. It hosts an annual poetry workshop dedicated to the creation, documentation, and critical analysis of Latinx poetry. History CantoMundo was founded ...
Fellow, 2014 National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures Fund for the Arts grant recipient, 2013 Hispanic Choice Award recipient for "Creative Artist of the Year," 2013 Southern Fried Poetry Slam Champion, and 2012 Leeway Transformation Award recipient. Frohman was partnered with fellow Women of the World Champion for 2014 and 2012 Dominique Christina as an award-winning spoken word duo, Sister Outsider. The two toured nationally, appearing at schools such as
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and conferences such as College Union Poetry Slam Invitational.


Career

Frohman's work has been commissioned by ESPN,
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's citywide "UnLitter Us" Campaign and GALAEI (Gay and Lesbian Latino Aids Education Initiative). Videos of her performances have appeared in the
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, and literary publications such as ''Narrative Northeast'.'' Frohman's poem "Accents" serves as a reminder of the beauty of all accents. She has performed and taught poetry across the country and internationally. In 2016, she performed at the White House. She has been interviewed by
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See also

*'' Ahead of the Curve''


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frohman, Denice Living people Writers from New York City Poets from New York (state) 21st-century American poets American women poets Slam poets Drexel University alumni American LGBT poets LGBT people from New York (state) 21st-century American women writers Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American LGBT people