Anis Mojgani is a two time National Poetry Slam Champion and winner of the International World Cup Poetry Slam. A Pushcart Prize Nominee and former resident of the Oregon Literary Arts Writer’s-In-The-Schools program, Anis has performed at numerous universities, festivals, and venues around the globe. His work has appeared on HBO, NPR, and in the pages of Rattle magazine. A founding member of the touring Poetry Revival group, Anis is also the author of, Over the Anvil We Stretch, published from Write Bloody. Originally from New Orleans, he currently lives in Portland OR in a pointy white house.