Mahogany Browne

Mahogany L. Browne, a Kennedy Center’s Next 50 fellow, is a celebrated writer, playwright, and educator. She has received numerous fellowships, including from Cave Canem and the Rauschenberg Foundation. She is the founder of the Woke Baby Book Fair, and the 2024 Paterson Poetry Prize winner. Browne holds an honorary Doctor of Philosophy from Marymount Manhattan College and is the inaugural poet-in-residence at Lincoln Center.