可乐视频 is thrilled to announce JP Howard as the newest Tow Mentor-in-Residence for the spring 2023 semester.聽聽(aka Juliet P. Howard) is a poet, educator, judge, literary activist, and curator.
The Tow Mentor-in-Residence Program is a part of the聽, which was launched during the fall 2022 semester. The program selects high profile, senior scholars and practitioners for structured engagement with students and faculty over the course of a semester. Mentors-in-Residence will engage in guest lecturing in select classes, talks with students and faculty, and provide formal and informal academic and professional guidance to groups of students and encourage them to fulfill their academic and personal endeavors.
The 2023 Mentor-in-Residence Keynote Address with JP Howard will be held on Wednesday, February 22, at 1 pm. in the Don Buchwald Theatre in the Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts. It will be followed by a reception. Please register for this event here:聽
Before becoming a published poet and author, Howard served as a court attorney for the New York State Court System and worked as an adjunct clinical instructor at Brooklyn Law School鈥檚 Elder Law Clinic. Howard decided to pursue her creative endeavors after obtaining her M.F.A. in Creative Writing at City College in 2009.
Howard鈥檚 debut poetry collection,听, published by聽, was a Lambda Literary Award finalist and gained recognition. This collection is an intimate glimpse into the author鈥檚 life as an only child raised in Harlem in the 1970鈥檚 and 1980鈥檚 by a single parent, Ruth King, an African American runway model, and explores the complex relationship between the two. the. She has also written a chaplet,听, for the聽, and is co-editor of聽
Howard has garnered acclaim in the contemporary poetry scene and received several fellowships and grants for her poetry. Among them are the Astraea Lesbian Writers Fund, Cave Canem, Brooklyn Arts Council, Lambda Literary Foundation, and the VONA/Voices Writers Workshop.
In addition to being a successful published writer, Howard is also a community builder, founder, and curator of an inclusive writing haven called聽聽(WWBPS). It is a New York-based monthly interactive literary workshop where women of all writing abilities can come together in a supportive, nurturing, collaborative space to produce new work and network. It provides an open platform which allows members the creative freedom to come together, share their stories, and feel a sense of belonging and acceptance within the writing community.
罢丑别听聽celebrates people of color, marginalized voices, the LGBTQ+ community, allies, and is also open to men.聽聽(WWBPS) hosts literary events including workshops, poetry readings, and open mics in the New York city area.
Howard’s poems and essays have appeared in聽,听,听,听,听,听,听l,听,听聽podcast, and聽. Read more of JP鈥檚 published work and her accolades on her聽.
Howard has remained committed to the public law sector and was recently appointed as a judge in New York City鈥檚 Housing Court, along with her wife, Judge Norma Jennings. In 2021 they became the聽. Howard was appointed to the bench in Brooklyn in 2021, while Jennings, who is currently the Supervising Judge of Manhattan Housing Court, was sworn in as a judge in the Bronx in 2019. Judge Jennings is currently a candidate for Civil Court Judge in the First Municipal District in Brooklyn. The pair met during their early legal career while working at聽鈥檚 civil division, have been together for 29 years, and have two sons.
Howard is the second mentor in the guest lecturing series following聽.
