Ahanu, Dasan: - Dasan Ahanu is an award-winning poet and performance artist, public speaker, community organizer, educator, scholar and emcee born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina.
He swings a mean pen and represents the SOUTH..
Dasan is currently managing a grant funded initiative as the Rothwell Mellon Program Director for Creative Futures with Carolina Performing Arts.
He works with organizations and institutions to develop effective arts strategies to enhance their work in the community.
He has performed across the country, appeared on national radio and TV, published three books of poetry, been featured in various periodicals and released numerous recordings.
Joseph\'s Historic Foundation/Hayti Heritage Center, and visiting lecturer at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
He is an Alumni Nasir Jones Fellow at Harvard\'s Hip Hop Archive and Research Institute, resident artist at the St.
Ahanu, Dasan: - Dasan Ahanu is an award-winning poet and performance artist, public speaker, community organizer, educator, scholar and emcee born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina
