Poet Aja Monet on Her Music, Her Artistry and the Duty of a Sentient Being

Aja monet is a surrealist blues poet, storyteller, and organizer born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. Aja Monet follows in the long legacy and tradition of poets participating and assembling in social movements. Her first full collection of poems is titled, My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter on Haymarket Books. Aja Monet also serves as the Artistic Creative Director for V-Day, a global movement to end violence against all women and girls. Her latest album release is The Color of Rain.