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Poet, Activist, Educator
Karla is a Bay Area poet, activist, and educator with a passion for social justice. She is the founder of West Oakland to West Africa Poetry Exchange, facilitating cross-cultural exchange between Oakland and West African poets. She is editing a pan-Africanist poetry collection to be published by Pacific Raven Press. She holds an MFA from Mills and her poetry and essays have been published and anthologized widely.