Tracie Morris is a poet, singer, critic, scholar, bandleader and actor. She holds an MFA in Poetry from Hunter College, has studied classical British acting technique at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, American acting technique at Michael Howard Studios, is an alum of Cave Canem's prestigious summer residency as well as residencies at MacDowell, Millay and Yaddo. She holds a PhD in Performance Studies from New York University. Her work has been presented at the Whitney Biennial, Ron Feldman Gallery, The New Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and Dia: Chelsea and dozens of musical recording projects. Her books include Intermission, RHYME SCHEME (Zasterle Press, 2012) HANDHOLDING: 5 KINDS (Kore Press, 2016), and WHO DO WITH WORDS (Chax Press, 2018) and is co-editor of Best American Experimental Writing (2016) with Charles Bernstein. She's researched and presented her work in 30 countries on 6 continents and is a Brooklynite.