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Jackie Braje is a Brooklyn based poet, educator and arts administrator. She currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of The Poetry Society of New York, a 501(c)-3 non-profit that produces a number of initiatives to make poetry accessible, culturally relevant, fun and inclusive. She also serves as the Managing Director of the New York City Poetry Festival, a free, annual event on Governors Island that attracts upwards of 20,000 attendees every year. With Stephanie Berger she co-founded Milk Press—the online publishing arm of PSNY—and now serves as the Editorial Director. She currently teaches an Integrative Writing Seminar at The New School, as well as various writing workshops at Poets House. 

She received her MFA in poetry at Brooklyn College, where she also taught poetry, creative writing, composition and research writing. She has performed and presented for organizations like The Met Opera, the Brooklyn Arts Council, Film Forum and more. 

MFA, Poetry — Brooklyn College

BA, English Literature & Creative Writing — University of Tampa

All published work can be read at jackiebraje.com.