AMUCHECHUKWU NWAFOR: Sterling A. Brown Artist in Residence--Salon & Reading

A rising star in the Washington Metropolitan Region’s literary community, Amuchechukwu Nwafor  (Amuche the Poet) has appeared at a variety of venues including Towson University, the University of the District of Columbia, The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts (pre-DJT), the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and Busboys and Poets, among others. She is an award-winning author of the critically acclaimed Salt Water Roots (Day Eight 2024).

“Nwafor was selected by Esther Productions Inc. as the Sterling A. Brown Artist in Residence because her poetry is in the tradition of the Black literary and folklore aesthetic established by Brown as early as 1927 and that has been championed or emulated by African American writers across multiple generations and movements” said jonetta rose barras, founding president of Esther Productions Inc.

Raised in Mt. Rainier, MD. Nwafor is currently a resident of the Brookland neighborhood in…