Renia White (Ree-nee-uhh) is the author of Casual Conversation (BOA Editions Ltd.) a Blessing the Boats Selection, chosen by editor-at-large Aracelis Girmay. Originally from PG County, Maryland, she spent her teen years in Riverdale, GA before returning to the DMV for her B.A. in Journalism at Howard University. She then earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Cornell University.
She’s taught a variety of university writing courses and has consulted writing projects of different genres. Her work has been published in The Audacity, the Academy of American Poets' Poem-a-Day series, Poetry Daily, The Slowdown Show, Slice Magazine, NO NIIN Magazine, and other venues.
She lives in Brooklyn, NY and teaches in NJ in addition to being at work on poetry and prose. These days, she’s doing her best—considering. She hopes you’ll reach out if you want to work with her. She wishes you poetry.