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More about Me: A native New Yorker, poet, teacher, writer, activist, and mother, Maura Alia Badji lives & works in the Seven Cities of SouthEastern Virginia. Sometimes she misses the snow. And real pizza. www.moxiebee.wordpress.com (my blog) www.eatdrinkmemory.com (contributing writer)
Words I live by: Live by The Golden Rule, even when other people make you want to scream.
I am most proud of: My son, my writing, my perseverence.
I am most guilty of: Second-guessing myself too often. (I'm workin' on it.)
The world would be a better place, if only: we could all just get along. And if only everybody was given free access to daily naps, frequent hugs,and weekly massages,
Kids: Have young kid(s)
Political Leaning: Liberal
Name: Maura Alia Badji
Occupation: Teacher/Writer
Education: Post Grad
Relationship Status: Single
Interests: • Readin & Writin • Belly Dance
West African Dance•
Mixed Media Art •
Mail Art/Sticker Art/Rubberstamp Art•
SWIRLinc•
Passionate Kisses•
Enormous Changes At The Last Moment•
Random Travel •
Making Racists Uncomfortable •
Intimidating Gorgeous Men And Then Denying That I Harbor Such Powers •
Laughing Uncontrollably With Friends •
Dancing With My 5 Year Old Son!•
FAVORITE MOVIES:
• Tumbleweeds
• Love Sex & Eating The Bones
• Chocolat
• Next Stop Wonderland
• Queen of Hearts • Tampopo
• Cinema Paradiso • Baghdad Cafe
• The Sum of Us
• She Hate Me • Braveheart
• Daughters of The Dust
• Mississippi Masala
• Truly Madly Deeply
• The Hunger
• BillyJack
• Amelie
• City of God
• Love and Basketball
• Big Night
• Stranger Than Paradise• Claudine •
FAVORITE MUSIC
• R&B
• Hip-hop
• reggaetone
• salsa
• opera
• cabaret
• West African
• Habib Koite & Bamada
• Billie Holiday
• Buena Vista Social Club
• Marvin Gaye
• Amerie
• Amadou Diallo & Moustapha Diedhiou (Seringby)
• Salif Keita
• Youssou N'Dour
• Common • The Roots • Talib Kweli
• The Gipsy Kings
• Samite'
• Maxwell
• Susannah McCorkle
• Massive Attack
• Africando
• Ibrahim Ferrer
• Seal
• Al Green
• D'Angelo
• Res
FAVORITE BOOKS:
• Mango Elephants in The Sun
• A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
• I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
• Imani All Mine
• Caucasia
• Snake Hips
• Somebody's Heart is Burning
• How De Body
• Grandmother's Secrets
• The Bone People
• Tar Baby
• Easy Travel to Other Planets
• In Griot Time
• Bird by Bird
Recipes from The Dump• Star Ledger (poems by Lynda Hull)• Sue Grafton's mystery series• Anything written by Colette, SARK, Elizabeth Berg, Margot Livesey, Sandra Cisneros, Alice Hoffman, Charles Simic, Tim Seibles.
Profession: Teacher / Writer
Blog URL: http://www.themoxiebee.com
Homepage URL: http://www.eatdrinkmemory.com
Slogan: Be brave; accept only Love.
My Website: http://www.themoxiebee.com/
About Me: I'm a writer, poet, blogger, teacher, and mama to wonderful 7year old Ibrahim. I'm originally from NY state, have lived in Seattle, the SF Bay area, and somehow landed in the 7 Cities. In other lives I've freelanced for The Buffalo News, worked for amazon.com, tutored migrant children, and taught ESL to adult migrant workers. My first book of poems, Resculpting (Paper Boat Press, 1995), is out of print but still available on amazon.com. In addition to skirt!, you can read me at The Moxie Bee (www.themoxiebee.com) and Eat.Drink.Memory (www.eatdrinkmemory.com), where I'm a contributing writer.
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