Shailja Patel is an internationally acclaimed Kenyan poet, playwright and activist. Her performances have received standing ovations on four continents. Her first book, Migritude, was an Amazon poetry and a Seattle Times best-seller. In 2011, the African Women’s Development Fund named her one of fifty inspirational African feminists, and in 2012 she was chosen to represent Kenya at the Cultural Olympiad in London. www.shailja.com
