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Aaron Jafferis

Aaron Jafferis is a poet, librettist and performer. His works include the libretto for the hip-hop musical Kingdom, the solo theater work No Lie, and the play Shakespeare: The Remix. His poetry has been performed by the dance company Urban Bush Women and has appeared in many publications, including The Nation and Northeast Magazine. He has performed his work at the Kennedy Center and Madison Square Garden, among other venues. Jafferis’s awards include a 1997 National Poetry Slam Championship and a 2008 Richard Rodgers Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He studied at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and received his MFA in musical theatre writing from NYU.