Spoken word poet Anis Mojgani was born on June 13, 1977 to an Iranian father and African-American mother in New Orleans, Louisiana. Since graduating from Savannah College of Art & Design with his Bachelor’s in 1999 and his Graduate degree in 2001, he has competed in countless poetry competitions and has spoken in several lectures at universities around the United States.

Both a published author and two-time winner of the National Poetry Slam championship, Mojgani’s poetry has been described as, “sing[ing] just as beautifully on the page as it does on the stage.”

According to Nailed Magazine, Anis is currently married and lives in Austin, TX.