Meymuna Hussein-Cattan ’12 (Los Angeles, MA Org. Mgt.) is the co-founder and executive director of the Tiyya Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Santa Ana, CA that works to provide basic necessities and educational opportunities for refugees, immigrants, and displaced American families.
Angela M. Brommel’s ‘09 (Antioch Los Angeles, MFA) poem, “Sober,” was included in Timshel: An Anthology of Grief and Joy Vol. 2.
Nicole D. Sconiers ‘10 (Antioch Los Angeles, MFA) had her piece, “Black Lives Matter and the Karen Surveillance State,” appear in Cultural Daily.
Lisa Cheby’s ‘10 (Antioch Los Angeles, MFA) poem, “We don’t get to engage in violent language and exclusion,” appeared in Altadena Poetry Review.
Don Kingfisher Campbell ‘13 (Antioch Los Angeles, MFA) appeared on the Quintessential Listening poetry podcast. His book, Kingfisher Kreates, was published by Cyberwit.
Jake Bailey’s ‘20 (Antioch Los Angeles, MFA) poems, “Thirteen Blackbirds” and “Ghost of my Ghost,” appeared in Tipton Poetry Journal. His poem, “Schizo Sees the Man in/on a Coffee Shop,” was nominated for Best of the Net.
Sarita Sidhu’s ‘18 (Antioch Los Angeles, MFA) piece, “How to Fall in Love,” was published in Emerge Literary Journal.
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