Brenda Bunting

Spoken Word Artist

Oxon Hill, MD
Maryland US

Author's Bio

Poet Brenda Bunting, she/her is the author of “Poems of Love and Violence in between Life and Death” 1st and 2nd editions. She is an award-winning orator, a storyteller with the National Association of Black Storytellers and a Teaching Artist with the International Teaching Artist Collaborative (ITAC). She hosts poetry events and has been the featured poet at live events, virtually, on television, and blog radio. Brenda has been published in numerous publications online and in print. She is a workshop facilitator and spoken word artist who advocates for racial, social, and environmental justice. She is a literary leader of Prince Georges County Maryland, a life member of the Kentucky State Poetry Society and certified Life Coach. Brenda has her MA in Teaching from New York University and is working various book projects. Check out her artist page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BDBpoet  

Publications & Prizes

Performances:
UUCS 7th Annual Jazz Poetry Slam (2019)
,
Now is the Thing to Praise: A Tribute to Ms. Delores Kendrick (2018)
,
Montgomery County Maryland Library (2011)
,
Sisohpromatem Art Foundation, Inc (2008)
,
The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning (2001)
,
The Annual Roots and Heritage Festival (1997)
,
The Annual Roots and Heritage Festival (1993)
,
Woman's Writers Conference (1986)
Prizes won: 

NYU MLK 2022 Oratorical Contest Winner

UUCS 7th Annual Jazz Poetry Slam 2019 Sterling, VA

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Gwendolyn Brooks Maya Angelou Robert Frost Claude McKay Countee Cullen Langston Hughes Eckert Tolle Merlin Stone

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
African American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Tacoma, WA
Washington
Raised in: 
Neptune, NJ
New Jersey
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Last update: Jan 28, 2025