Javan Howard is a poet and writer from The Bronx, NY. He truly believes that the lived experience is the ultimate teaching tool and uses poetry as a social forum to foster discourse about love, culture, and identity. He has previously facilitated workshops across NYC with The New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Voices UnBroken, 92nd Street Y, and Teachers & Writers Collaborative. He is the TAP Co-Director for Curricula, Mentorship & Facilitation at Community Word Project and the Education Director at Usdan Summer Camp For The Arts. Howard’s work has recently been featured in The Broken Plate, great weather for MEDIA, The Watershed Review, River Mouth Review and The Minnesota Review. He is a recipient of the 2022 Aspen Words Fellowship.
To read more of Howard’s work visit: www.javanhoward.com
jhoward@communitywordproject.org
(212) 962-3820 ext. 400
