Mahogany L Browne was born in Oakland  California She is the author of several poetry collections and chapbooks  including Black Girl Magic (Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan  2018)  Kissing Caskets (YesYes Books  2017)  Smudge (Button Poetry  2016)  Redbone (Aquarius Press  2015) and #Dear Twitter: Love Letters Hashed Out Online (Penmanship Books  2010)