Ayanna Gallant
Ayanna
Gallant has
a true
passion for
arts in the
community.
She has been
a music and
poetry
artistic
leader for
non-profit
groups Arts
in Reach,
Jazzmouth,
and With
Open Minds.
She teaches
poetry
workshops
for youth
and adults
in schools
and most
recently,
for the
Seacoast
Writer’s
Association
and the
Phenomenal
Women
Project at
AIR.
Everyday she
feels lucky
to share her
love for the
arts as a
music
teacher at
the
Deerfield
Community
School in
Deerfield,
NH. Gallant
earned a
Bachelor of
Arts Degree
from the
University
of New
Hampshire
for Music
Education
and also
holds a
Master of
Education
Degree in
Curriculum
and
Instruction
with a focus
on Arts
Integration.
Fancy
degrees
aside,
Ayanna
credits her
students,
colleagues
and New
England
poetry
family for
teaching her
about the
things that
matter most,
creating and
learning.
Ayanna was
published in
Poets
Guide to New
Hampshire
2008 and
through
Sargent
Press. Her
most recent
chapbook,
Screams,
Moans and
Lullabies
is now
available.
Ayanna Gallant's Path to Poetry, Seacoast Online, 1/29/2012