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Karla Brundage

Karla Brundage

Oakland
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Literary Arts

  • Editor
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  • Event Organizer
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  • Founder
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  • Poet
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  • Program Instructor
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  • School Teacher
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  • University Instructor
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  • Writer
Genres
Spoken Word, Narrative Poetry, Personal Narrative, Memoir
Focus
Writing, Editing, Teaching, Performance & Reading

Karla Brundage is a Bay Area based writer. Founder of West Oakland to West Africa Poetry Exchange (WO2WA), she holds an MA in Education from San Francisco State University and MFA from Mills College. She is a board member of Before Columbus Foundation.

Projects

West Oakland to West Africa

  1. KB
    Karla Brundage
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West Oakland to West Africa provides a sustained exchange to connect members of the African diaspora and Africa through creative writing. Our core values are to create a safe place for the transparent healing and growth of Black people.

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Colossus:Home

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    Sara Biel
  2. KB
    Karla Brundage
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Colossus: Home is a collection of Bay Area writers speaking out on the atrocities of the housing crises in Oakland and in support of Moms4housing. Editors: Sara Biel and Karla Brundage

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Poetry Portfolio

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    Karla Brundage

Here is an ongoing collection of new and published works.

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Mulatta: Not So Tragic

  1. KB
    Karla Brundage
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“Mulatta—Not So Tragic?” embraces and emphasizes the importance of friendship, conversation, criticism and love between creatives. In this time, of Black Girl Magic, a book about Black Girl Friendship seems essential.

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Clarion Alley Mural Project: Wall + Response

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    Maw Shein Win
    Curator
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A series of curated poetic works celebrating the murals of Clarion Alley to raise awareness about wraphome.org and Clarion Alley Mural Project (CAMP) efforts to keep art in public spaces and advocate for affordable housing.

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Our Spirits Carry Our Voices

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    Karla Brundage
    Editor
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Hot, new poetry written by poets in Ghana and Oakland, California. Using the renshi style these poems create a bridge between cultures.

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Sisters Across Oceans

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    Karla Brundage
    Editor

An anthology of poetry generated by using Renshi style poetry to create a much needed conversation between influential Black women across the diaspora.

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Personal Statement