Anis Mojgani

Who is Anis Mojgani?

Anis Mojgani is a spoken word poet, visual artist and musician based in Austin, Texas.

Mojgani has been characterized as a "geek genius" with "fiercely hopeful word arias". Mojgani was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, moved to Georgia and graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sequential Art and an Master of Fine Arts in Performing Arts. Mojgani is able to earn an income as a touring poet.

Mojgani mentions several influences: "Jeffrey McDaniel, Richard Brautigan, Charles Bukowski, Gregory Corso, Kerouac, MF DOOM, Aesop Rock, Robert Rauschenberg, Basquiat, Chris Ware, Frank Miller, Saul Williams, Walt Whitman, Savannah, GA, New York, New Orleans, being broke, being a hermit, Shoot the Piano Player, the Bahá'í writings and history."

Mojgani won back-to-back titles in the National Individual Poetry Slam in 2005 and 2006, was interviewed in 2006 on KUOW-FM's The Beat, and was in the documentary Slam Planet: War of the Words.