Ramya Ramana


Ramya Ramana is an American poet based in New York City. Ramana is a winner of the Youth Poet Laureate of New York City award. In 2015, Ramana was invited to participate in a local event in Guyana hosted by One Billion Rising a domestic violence awareness organization.

Career

In 2014, Ramana won the New York Knicks Poetry Slam with a scholarship to St. John’s University. In January 2014, Ramya was invited to read a poem titled New York City at the inauguration ceremony for Mayor Bill de Blasio. Ramana also appeared in a TV show Verses & Flow which was aired in 2014.
As a Youth Poet Laureate, Ramana has been working with the New York City Campaign Finance Board’s voter education campaign. In March 2014, she performed at the Joe's Pub at The Public.

Notable poetries