Professor Porchia Moore is the Director of the Arizona Western College Creative Writing School. A graduate of the dual-enrollment Masters in English Literature program with the Citadel and The College of Charleston, Porchia is an avid reader, writer, and enjoys painting as a hobby. Currently at work on a collection of creative non-fiction essays, a novel, and editing two collections of poetic verse, she is also the very proud mother of twins. Her work has appeared in Taboo, Red Lights, The George Street Observer, Miscellany, The Politics of Water, DrumVoices, and many other publications. Her forthcoming poems will appear in the much-anticipated anthology Tempu Tupu which includes the works of Maya Angelou, Ai, Rita Dove, and Lucille Clifton. She served as poet-in-residence at the Avery Research Center. Porchia was also a judge at the 2006 Poetry Aloud finalist competition at the SC Book Festival. She is currently building radio and community program for the Yuma, Arizona community and working on several collaborative projects.
