Hannah V. Sawyerr is a Sierra Leonean-American poet and novelist. In 2016, she was recognized as the Youth Poet Laureate of Baltimore. Her spoken word has been featured on the BBC’s World Have Your Say program, as well as the National Education Association’s “Do You Hear Us?” campaign. Her written word has been included in xoNecole, gal-dem, and Rookie. She holds a BA in English from Morgan State University and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. Currently, she is an English professor at Loyola Marymount University and lives in Los Angeles, California. All the Fighting Parts is her debut novel.
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