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Ladan Osman

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Ladan Osman is a Somali-American poet and teacher. She was born in Mogadishu. 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.

Osman earned a BA from Otterbein University. She subsequently studied at the University of Texas at Austin's Michener Center for Writers, where she earned an MFA. She has received fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center, Union League Civic & Arts Foundation, Cave Canem Foundation, and Michener Center for Writers.

Osman lives in Chicago.

Ladan Osman

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Website: Go to Website

Twitter: Go to Twitter Account

Ladan Osman is a Somali-American poet and teacher. She was born in Mogadishu. 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.

Osman earned a BA from Otterbein University. She subsequently studied at the University of Texas at Austin's Michener Center for Writers, where she earned an MFA. She has received fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center, Union League Civic & Arts Foundation, Cave Canem Foundation, and Michener Center for Writers.

Osman lives in Chicago.

Books from Ladan Osman

The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Seven New Generation African Poets: A Chapbook boxed set

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Furious Flower: Seeding the Future of African American Poetry

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Allies (Boston Review / Forum Book 12)

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Exiles of Eden

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