Staceyann Chin is an activist. She has been an out poet and political agitator, for as long as she has been a writer. From the first angry rants delivered at the Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe to one-woman shows Off-Broadway, to poetry workshops in Denmark and London, to co-writing and performing in the Tony award winning, Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, Chin writes, speaks, and breathes, in hopes of a world without poverty, prejudice or injustice. Various publications, including, the New York Times and the Washington Post, have featured Staceyann and her poems. Staceyann has written and performed three critically acclaimed one-woman plays; Hands Afire, Unspeakable Things, and Border/Clash. The film Staceyann Chin was released in theaters in Denmark in 2001. Chin’s work has appeared in Between the Lines, a documentary that explores the notion of being Asian and woman and writer. 60 Minutes, HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, CNN’s Live From, BET’s Meet the Faith and BETJ’s My Two Cents have also featured Staceyann and her perspective. Staceyann is currently working on a memoir.