rae atakpa is a poet. atakpa is a Charlotte Street Foundation Studio Resident (2022-2024) and their writing has appeared in publications such as Berkeley Poetry Review, The New Territory Magazine, and Contemporary Verse 2. atakpa is a former Ronald E. McNair Scholar (2017-2019), Humanity in Action John Lewis Fellow (2018), and recipient of numerous writing awards, including the Langston Hughes Award for Creative Writing (2018). learn more about rae at atakpa.cargo.site