Caelan Ernest

Caelan Ernest is a nonbinary writer living in Brooklyn, New York. They are an MFA candidate in Writing at Pratt Institute, where they are working to complete a serial poem that explores how both digital & IRL environments cause the queer body to undergo multiple puberties. They are also the editor-in-chief of the print editions of The Felt. If you don’t see them on the dance floor, you can find them on Instagram @caelanernest.

Allie Ginwala

Allie Ginwala earned her bachelor's in English/Journalism and International Affairs from the University of New Hampshire and is an MFA in Writing candidate at Pratt Institute. A journalist, editor and nonfiction writer from New Hampshire, her work has appeared in The Hippo Press, Applaud Women Magazine, International Educator, New Women New Yorkers, The Keene Sentinel, The Boston Herald and Timeout Shanghai. She currently resides in New York City with her partner Mike and their cats Neko and Moshi.

Chuck Nwoke

Chuck Nwoke was born in Nigeria and raised in Houston, TX. A sponsored skateboarder, music and screenplay writer in his former lives, he's been published by Litro Magazine, Akashic Books, Huffington Post, Bull, Salon, Good Men Project, Streetlight Magazine, Cahoodaloodaling, BLYNKT, and will be featured in the forthcoming issue of the London Magazine, as winner of the Short Story Prize. His fiction piece 'To Gorgeous, From Sis' was a nominee for Best Fiction on the Net 2017. His stories explore the human condition, the nuances of race and identity, masculinity and vulnerability, connection and isolation, the satirical and the absurd.

Jennifer Falú

Jennifer Falú's passion for creative expression through poetry is the foundation of her professional and personal life.  At age fourteen she wrote her first poem and began reciting her poetry at sixteen. She is a celebrated performance artist throughout NYC and across the country. As a member of the 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2014 Nuyorican Poets Café Slam Teams, she became the top female poet of the year in 2006, and ranked 3rd in both 2009 and 2012 and was 1/4 of the Tri-State area's first All Female Poetry Slam Team. As a performer, Falú has shared the stage with Jennifer Holliday and Patti LaBelle. She made her film debut in the movie, “Mania Days” alongside Katie Holmes, as well as the Rza directed "Love, Beats, Rhymes”, alongside Jill Scott and Common, where she is credited as a writer. She is also featured in an Emmy Award winning documentary following the 2016 Brooklyn Slam Team, in which they compete against 90 other teams, ultimately ranking 5th in the Nation.  In addition to being a dynamic and visceral poet, Falú is well known for her teaching, coaching and workshop leadership ability, working with Young Writer’s Academy, Boston Breadloaf, Sports & Arts In Schools Foundation and Achievement First-East New York, just to name a few. Recently accepted to Pratt's MFA Writing and Activism program, she is currently a Leadership Coordinator for a middle school and has been featured on panels to discuss topics like 'Being A Womanist' and 'Identifying as AfroLatina'. A Cave Canem Fellow, as of 2016, she is using her writing as activism work for Black Poets Speak Out and Black Lives Matter.  Her creative expression is further established in the four books authored by Falú entitled, “Ten Things I Want To Say to A Black Man,” “The Wet on My Tongue,” “When Ears Collide with Souls” and “& This We Know.” She is published in several anthologies, including ‘”30/30” and “His Rib “and received a full spread in Urban Ink Magazine. She was also contracted by the Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation to write their current poetry curriculum and helped implement a “Redefining Manhood” curriculum for young, Black men in high school. Falu’s other passion projects include 'Niggas Die Everyday', an art gallery she co-built and exhibit she co-curated that reconciles the legacy of racial injustice in the United States with the angst and aggression of the hip-hop generation. Sermon editorial consultant for some of today’s most promising preachers and rocking stages and colleges with her poetry collectives. Jennifer Falú is the proud mother of two children, a loyal Brooklynite and believes in fashion. Seriously! Connect with Jennifer Falú on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter or via email at Jennifer.falu@gmail.com 

Ruey-yah Tang

Ruey-yah Tang is a Brooklyn based writer, artist, and educator who is working in creative nonfiction. She is a lover of light and laughter, practicing imaginative realism and carving space between multiple consciouses. She can be read at The Felt or lost and found in a song. https://panoptication.wordpress.com/

Jianna Jihyun Park

Born in South Korea, Jianna Jihyun Park is an MFA candidate in Writing at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Her works have appeared in Re:Visions, Notre Dame Magazine, America's Best Emerging Poets among others and her first poetry book, Contusions, is forthcoming in May. She is interested in the investigation of silence and movement into the negative spaces that mark the female body. She also suffers from a chronic case of unsolicited reminiscence. https://jiannadawn.wordpress.com 

Alisha Mascarenhas

Alisha Mascarenhas is a poet and emergent translator who has lived and worked in Vancouver and Montréal, Canada. She is currently writing a play and completing her MFA at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. https://untetheredtongue.tumblr.com/

Aarushi Agni

Aarushi Agni (@aarushifire) is a writer, stand-up comic and musician, hailing from Madison, WI, where she worked in nonprofit journalism at Simpson Street Free Press and Wisconsin Public Radio. As a comic, she’s opened for dope people like Aparna Nancherla, Jackie Kashian and Maggie Faris. She has appeared on various podcasts and radio programs. For four years in Madison, she co-directed and performed in Yoni Ki Baat, a yearly monologue showcase celebrating the intersectional stories of women and non-binary people of color. She’s been the lead singer/songwriter of many musical groups, including Tin Can Diamonds and The Rose Lights. Aarushi appeared in the film Poets are the Destroyers and has written for the socially conscious web series for teens, SociCircle. Her literary work has appeared in The Felt and in several zines. She founded the intersectional feminist zine, Brown Girl Lifted, in 2015. She now resides in Brooklyn where she is doing comed and completing her MFA and first novel (goddess-willing) at Pratt Institute.

Jensen Leonard

Jensen Leonard is a poet and meme artist. His work investigates the limitations of conceptual art practices, post internet art, poetics, and internet memes.