Roya Marsh
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Born
Parkchester, Bronx, New York City, U.S.
OccupationSlam poet, author
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Roya Marsh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Parkchester, Bronx, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Slam poet, author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Subjects | LGBTQ culture African-American culture |
Roya Marsh is a LGBTQ African American slam and performance poet and activist.[1][2][3][4]
Marsh, a native of Parkchester, Bronx, began her slam poetry career in the year 2011 while still a student and improving her skills at open mics.[2]
Marsh is a former Poet in Residence at Urban Word NYC whose work has appeared in publications such as HuffPost[5] and Nylon.[6]
In 2025, Marsh published her second collection of poetry, savings time, that followed her first book of poetry, dayliGht, which received a nomination for the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Poetry.[1][7] savings time is nominated for the 2026 Lambda Literary Award for Poetry.[8]
