Curriculum Vitae

Education

Creative Writing Faculty, English Department, Eastern Michigan University
Summer Writing Faculty, Naropa University (Summer, 2005)
Guest Faculty, English Department, SUNY Purchase (Fall, 2005)
Guest Faculty, Writing Program, Sarah Lawrence College (1998 –2004)
Adjunct Professor, Queens College CUNY, Worker Education Center (1999)

PhD, Department of Performance Studies, New York University
Master of Fine Arts, Poetry, Hunter College
Masters of Arts in Performance Studies, New York University
Certificate Program, Poetics and Theory, New York University (pending)
Bachelor of Arts, Hunter College

Additional training:
Hemispheric Institute alumna (2002)
Cave Canem Summer Institute, aluma
Creative Capital Strategic Planning intensive training course for artists

Classes Taught:
                               Reading of Literature: Poetry, Fall, 2005 (Lit 102)
                               Performance Poetry, Fall, 2005 (ENGL 422)
Poetry, Performance and Identity II: Theater and Poetry, Spring, 2004
Poetry, Performance and Identity I:
African-American Poetry, Fall, 2003
Performance Poetry: Yearlong class 1998-2002
Poetry and the Body: Fall, 2001

Independent Studies Projects Supervised: 11
Recording Projects:
"Radio Hyper-Yahoo" (Elliot Sharp) Got It? Get It!  Gaff Music, 2004
"State of the Union" (Elliot Sharp) Djele, 2001 Electronic Music Foundation
"Goldberg Variations," (Uri Caine), 2000 Winter and Winter Records
"Project Princess," Our Souls Have Grown Deep like the Rivers
compilation, Rhino Records, 2000
"All My Life." (Leon Parker), 1997 Columbia/Sony records
"Trance-gression/Out of Phase," , (Graham Haynes) Polygram Records, 1997
"Prelude to a Kiss", State of the Union compilation, Atavistic Records, 1997
"Project Princess," United States of Poetry compilation, Mercury Records 1996
"ALEX" (performance), cd audio play, Bavarian Broadcasting Company,
(Germany), 1995
"Observations" and "So What?", Word Up compilation, Virgin/EMI (Canada), 1993
"On & On," Best of the National Poetry slam compilation, NuYo/Imago
records, 1994
"Skin," (Kevin Bruce Harris quartet), Folksongs, Folktales cd, Tip
Toe/Enja Records, 1993
"Open Letter to a Landlord," (co-author), (Living Colour), Vivid cd,
Epic Records, 1989

Theater Projects:
"Afrofuturistic," The Kitchen Performance Space, 2003
"Sonic Synthesis", The Kitchen Performance Space, 1999
"Grown Over Ivy," The International Festival of Arts and Ideas
"Geography," (writer) for Ralph Lemon and Yale Repertory Theater
"Black to the Future," presented at PS 122, 1996
"Goin' Through Changes", presented at Aaron Davis Hall, May, 1995
"Afrofem", presented at PS 122, 1995
"Afrofuturistic" – The Kitchen Performance Space, 2003
"The East New York Project" – co-produced with 651 Arts, (upcoming 2004

Artistic Affiliations:
Board of Directors, Cave Canem Foundation
Board of Advisors, "La Lupe" film project by Ela Troyano

Bandleader: Tracie Morris' Sonic Synthesis
               Tracie Morris' werdz-n-muze(sic)
               TM and Friends
Nuyorican Poets' Café poetry ensemble
Butch Morris' Chorus of Poets
Black Rock Coalition, Founding member

Collaborations:
Musical:
Elliot Sharp (Experimental Music/Jazz)
Val Jeanty (Electronica0
Melvin Gibbs (Electronica)
Vernon Reid (Rock)
Charlie Hunter (Jazz)
Leon Parker (Jazz)
Donald Byrd and the New Blackbyrds (Jazz)
Butch Morris (Avant-garde Jazz)
Graham Haynes (Jazz, Ambient)
Kevin Bruce Harris (Jazz/Rock)
Kelvin Bell (Funk/fusion)
Michael Hill (Blues)
Jean-Paul Bourelly (Jazz Fusion)
Joe Bowie (Funk/Jazz)
Cecilia Smith (Jazz)
Marvin Sewell (Jazz/Blues)
Suzie Ibarra (Free Jazz)
DD Jackson (Jazz)
Uri Caine (European Classical)
Badal Roy (Jazz/Indian Classical)
Mulazim Hussein (Indian Classical)

Dance:
Ralph Lemon (African/Modern)
Sudha Seetharaman (Indian/Avant-garde)
Trey McIntyre (Modern/Ballet)

Visual Arts:
Arthur Jafa (experimental video and film)
Xenobia Bailey (fiber art)

Publications:
Books:
"Chap-T-her Won: Some Poems by Tracie Morris" 1993, TM Ink
"Intermission", 1998, Soft Skull Press
Anthologies:
"An Exhaltation of Forms" (University of Maryland Press, 2002)
"The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry," (Random House, 2000)
"Listen Up! Spoken Word Poetry", (Ballantine Books, 1998)
"Soul: Black Power, Politics and Pleasure", (NYU Press, 1998)
"Rock She Wrote", (Simon and Schuster, 1995)
"Revival: Spoken Word Artists of Lollapalooza" (Manic D Press, 1995)
"In Defense of Mumia," (Poets and Writers, 1995)
"Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets' Café" (Henry Holt, 1993)
Magazines and Journals:
Chain Magazine, Fall, 2005 "What Does One Do If One is a Metaphor?"
XCP: Cross-Cultural Poetics Winter, 2004
Callaloo Magazine 25.1, 2002: Bob Kaufman special section.
Social Text,  Afrofuturism Issue, 2002
Mantis 3: Poetry and Performance (sound poem on CD)
Chain Magazine: What's African About American Poetry? 2001
Legendaria (italy): Poetry and Voice (essay) 2000

Registeries:

Who's Who of America 1999, 2000, 2001
Who's Who of American Women, 1999, 2000,2001
Outstanding Young Women of America, 1998

Extras:
Artist consultant, Cultural Blueprint panel, City of New York
Artist consultant, Association of Performing Arts Presenters
Artist Advisory Committee, New York Foundation of the Arts, 1998-2000
Literature Panel, New York State Council for the Arts, 1997-1999
Co-editor, Ravers Magazine of the Black Rock Coalition
Freelance Art Critic, Amsterdam News, 1990-1994
Lead performer, Juno the Universal Power Chile (written by Jake Ann
Jones), National Public Radio Broadcast, 1995
Coordinator/Curator, St. Mark's Poetry Project Monday Night series
Commissioned poet, US Parks Radio Project, National Public Radio