Recognized by Poetry Slam Inc as a "Legend of the South," Amoja Sumler is a nationally celebrated poet and essayist. A Watering Hole graduate fellow and MFA candidate, Amoja has headlined poetry festivals such as the Austin International Poetry Festival, the Bridgewater International Poetry Festival, Write NOLA in New Orleans and Rock the Republic in Texas. As a resident artist of several southern Arts in Education rosters, Amoja lectures at schools and literary nonprofits while teaching creative pedagogy and keynoting at social advocacy conferences like Long Beach Indie Film Pedagogy Conference and Furious Flower throughout the nation.