Chinaka Hodge

Chinaka Hodge is a writer and spoken word artist. Originally from Oakland, California, Chinaka graduated from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study in May of 2006. She was the San Francisco Bay Area Teen Poetry Slam Champion in 2001. Her book of poetry, For Girls With Hips, released in May 2006, is now in its third publication. She received co-writing credit for the stage production of Scourge, the third full-length theater work featuring Marc Bamuthi Joseph. Her work has been featured in Teen People Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, Scholastic Magazine, Current Magazine, PBS, NPR, C-Span, and HBO’s Def Poetry Jam.