Anis Mojgani

Anis Mojgani (born June 13 1977) is a spoken word poet, visual artist and musician based in Portland, Oregon. [cite web
last = Mojgani
first = Anis
authorlink = Anis Mojgani
title = An excavation of paintings and drawings built by Anis Mojgani
work = CouchStuff
publisher = The Couch
date = 2005-05-05
url = http://web.mac.com/couchstuff/Couch/The_Piano_Farm.html
accessdate = ]

Mojgani has been characterized as "geek genius" with "fiercely hopeful word arias".cite episode
title = "Anis Mojgani"
episodelink = http://www.kuow.org/defaultProgram.asp?ID=11338
series = "The Beat"
serieslink = http://www.kuow.org/programs/thebeat.asp
airdate = 2006-08-28
season = 2006
number = ?] Mojgani was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, moved to Georgia and graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Comic Book art and an Master of Fine Arts in Performing Arts.cite web
coauthors = SeattlePoetrySlam.org
title = Apr 16: 3rd SemiFinal Slam & Featured Poet Anis Mojgani
work = Events
publisher = SeattlePoetrySlam.org
url = http://www.seattlepoetryslam.org/2007/09/11/apr-16-3rd-semifinal-slam-featured-poet-tbd/
accessdate = 2008-04-08] Mojgani is able to earn an income as a touring poet. [cite web
coauthors = Spokane7
title = Anis Mojgani Interview
work = NEWS
publisher = Spokane 7
date = 2007-10-18
url = http://spokane7.com/music/stories/?ID=7231
accessdate = 2008-04-08]

Mojgani mentions several influences -" Jeffrey McDaniel, Richard Brautigan, Bukowski, Gregory Corso, Kerouac, MF DOOM, Aesop Rock, Robert Rauschenberg, Basquiat, Chris Ware, Frank Miller, Saul Williams, Whitman, Savannah, GA, New York, New Orleans, being broke, being a hermit, "Shoot the Piano Player", the Bahá'í writings and history."Citation
coauthors = The Commonline Project
title = An Interview with Anis Mojgani
periodical = The Commonline Project
volume=0
issue= 13
year = 2007
url = http://common-line.com/2007/08/interview-with-anis-mojgani.html]

Mojgani won back-to-back titles in the National Individual Poetry Slam in 2005 and 2006, was interviewed in 2006 on KUOW-FM's The Beat, and was in the documentary . [cite web
coauthors = anonymous
title = Slam Planet (2006)
publisher = IMDB
year = 2006
url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418171/maindetails
accessdate = 2008-04-08] In 2007 Mojgani was on HBO's "Def Poetry Jam" [cite episode
title = "Season 6 Episode 4"
episodelink = http://www.hbo.com/defpoetry/episodes/season6/episode04.html
series = "Russell Simmons Presents HBO Def Poetry Jam"
serieslink = http://www.hbo.com/defpoetry/
airdate = 2006
season = 6
number = 4] and placed 2nd in Poetry Slam, Inc.'s 2007 "Individual World Poetry Slam" [cite web
coauthors = Poetry Slam, Inc.
title = And the Winner of the 2007 Individual World Poetry Slam Is…
publisher = Poetry Slam, Inc.
date = 2007-02-19
url = http://poetryslam.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=2
accessdate = 2008-04-08] and won first place at 2007 World Cup Poetry Slam held in Bobigny, France as part of the French National Slam Championships among 16 National Poetry Slam Champions. [cite web
coauthors = Anonymous
title = FR- Anis Mojgani wins first ever "World Cup of Poetry." in Bobigny, France.
publisher = GotPoetry.com
date = 2007-07-03
url = http://www.gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=5337.html
accessdate = 2008-04-08] and published and cover in the Summer 2007 edition of The Rattle. [Citation
last = Mojgani
first = Anis
author-link = Anis Mojgani
title = Cover of Rattle #27
periodical = Rattle - Poetry for the 21st Century
volume = 2007
issue = 27
pages = Cover, pp. ?
season = Summer
year = 2007
contribution = The Branches are full of these orchards heavy
contribution-url = http://www.rattle.com/rattle27/mojgania2.htm
publisher = Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation
url = http://www.rattle.com/rattle27.htm ]

Over the course of his career, Mojgani has been a member of several poetry slam teams, including New Orleans, NYC-Urbana and Seattle. He is also a member of 2007's [http://electricwhale.com/ Solomon Sparrow's Electric Whale Revival] and 2008's [http://www.junkyardghosts.com/ Junkyard Ghost Revival] , both of which featured poets Buddy Wakefield and Derrick Brown as actively touring members.

Mojgani was also named in the book "Words In Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam" as one of the poet who "saw success" after leaving New York City's notoriously competive Poetry Slam community. Author Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz wrote,

Mojgani is a Bahá'í.cite web
last = Alan
first = Eric
title = Anis Mojgani Bio
publisher = Zork
date = 2007
url = http://web.mac.com/zorky/notpoet/Anis_Mojgani_Bio.html
accessdate = 2008-04-08 ] [Citation
first = Tom
last = Mennillo
coauthors = Bahá'í International Community
title = South surges towards success
newspaper = Bahá'í World News Service
date = 2003-12-17
url = http://news.bahai.org/story/267 ]

ee also

* Poetry Slam, Inc.

References

External links

* [http://mojgani.livejournal.com/ Anis Mojgani's LiveJournal]
* [http://www.myspace.com/anismojgani Anis Mojgani's MySpace]
* [http://www.indiefeedpp.libsyn.com/index.php?search_string=taylormali.com&search=1 Audio of "Shake the Dust," "Cradle," "Invincible" and "Here I Am" (among others) on Indiefeed Performance Poetry Channel]