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Cynthia Dewi Oka

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Cynthia Dewi Oka is a poet and author of "nomad of salt and hard water" and the chapbook "poems from the cracks" . Born and raised in Bali, Indonesia, Cynthia migrated to Turtle Island at the age of 10 and was a visitor for many years in Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish Territories prior to residing in New Jersey. An alumnus of the Voices of Our Nations Workshops, her poems have or will soon appear in Boxcar Poetry Review, Generations Literary Journal, Zocalo Poets, Borderline Poetry, 580 Split, SCHOOL Magazine, Briarpatch Magazine and Kweli Journal, among other publications. As a scholar and activist, her essays have been published in Studies in Political Economy, CitizenShift and Leftturn: the Global Intifada. She is a member of the Press Release and Cinderblock Poets collectives. She is also a proud young mama. Visit cynthiadewioka.wordpress.com and www.dinahpress.com for more information.