Denice Frohman

Denice is an award-winning poet, lyricist, and educator, whose multicultural upbringing inspires her to explore the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and the “in-betweeness” that exists in us all. She ranked in the Top 15 at the 2012 Women of the World Poetry Slam, and her work has been featured in Philadelphia’s citywide “UnLitter Us” Campaign, and the local literary magazine, The Apiary. She has performed and taught poetry in prestigious arts venues, classrooms, festivals, and detention centers across the country and internationally, in Toronto and Bermuda.

As a multi-cultural, Latina, queer woman, who pushes gender norms, she seeks to challenge our definitions of "normal" and question the borders that divide us. Her work questions dominant social constructs of identity, and empowers communities to be and define themselves. Social change is an intentional part of the process, vision, and sharing of her work. Through spoken word, she is able to develop deep, transformative connections with her audiences and create dialogue by merging the written and spoken word.

You can watch her performance here.