Ramya Ramana
# Ramya Ramana

Ramya Ramana (born March 3, 1995) is an American poet based in New York City. Ramana is a winner of the Youth Poet Laureate of New York City award. In 2015, Ramana was invited to participate in a local event in Guyana hosted by One Billion Rising a domestic violence awareness organization.

## Career

In 2014, Ramana won the New York Knicks Poetry Slam with a scholarship to St. John’s University. In January 2014, Ramya was invited to read a poem titled New York City at the inauguration ceremony for Mayor Bill de Blasio. Ramana also appeared in a TV show Verses & Flow which was aired in 2014.

As a Youth Poet Laureate, Ramana has been working with the New York City Campaign Finance Board’s voter education campaign. In March 2014, she performed at the Joe's Pub at The Public.

## Notable poetries

* Miss America poem
* New York City
* It Is Not Your Problem
* We Will No Longer Stay Silent to this Classism
* Don't Drown Her in the Baptism
