| Valerie
Mason-John is a respected spoken-word poet, known as a
“veritable monarch of marauding mayhem.” She has won numerous
awards for her poetry and performance, and also as a novelist
and playwright. Her career is as varied as her talents,
ranging from international correspondent to artistic director
of London’s Mardi Gras. She has also received national
recognition for contributions to both the Black and gay
communities in Britain. She is the author of two novels,
including Borrowed Body, which won the 2006 Mind
Book of the Year Award. She brings her “marauding mayhem”
to WordFest.
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