About Jerrice Baptiste

I am a 30 year-old woman, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I have lived in the United States since 1988, and currently live in Kingston, New York. I have graduated from Hunter College in NYC with a Bachelors degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Education. For the past four years I have worked as a Teacher of children with disabilities. Currently, I facilitate Authentic Poetry writing workshops in New York’s Hudson Valley; I am also pursuing National Association for Poetry Therapy (NAPT) certification as a Licensed Poetry Therapist, and studying Poetry Therapy at the Institute for The Arts in Psychotherapy in NY.

My poetry and articles have been published in the following magazines: AFRICAN VOICES, HUMAN JOURNEY, VISIONS, NUBIAN POETS; and several on-line poetry publications, including EVENTS QUARTERLY. I have been a first-prize winner in poetry competitions, and I have been a featured poet in many poetry events in New York’s Hudson Valley.