The Poet
Jacinta V. White, the author of RESURRECTING THE BONES (Sept. 2019, Press 53), attributes poetry to being her lifeline, and began seriously writing after the sudden passing of her father in 1996.
In 2001, Jacinta found The Word Project -- a company that uses poetry and art to provide a space for self-discovery and healing. The Word Project is the parent company for the international, online quarterly Snapdragon: A Journal of Art & Healing.
Jacinta's chapbook, BROKEN RITUAL, was published in 2012, by Finishing Line Press.
Jacinta makes her home in Winston-Salem, NC, where she recently received the City's Outstanding Women Leaders award (see other accolades below).
In 2001, Jacinta found The Word Project -- a company that uses poetry and art to provide a space for self-discovery and healing. The Word Project is the parent company for the international, online quarterly Snapdragon: A Journal of Art & Healing.
Jacinta's chapbook, BROKEN RITUAL, was published in 2012, by Finishing Line Press.
Jacinta makes her home in Winston-Salem, NC, where she recently received the City's Outstanding Women Leaders award (see other accolades below).
Memberships, Grants, & Awards:
- Board of Trustees, Arts Council of Winston-Salem/Forsyth Co., present
- NC Arts Council Teaching Artist, present
- Member, NC Writers' Network, present
- Member, NC Poetry Society, present
- Recipient, City of Winston-Salem Outstanding Women Leaders Award, 2020
- Voted "Best Local Author," Triad City Beats, 2020
- Advisory Board member, Salem College's Center for Women Writers, 2017-2020
- Recipient, 100 W Corsicana Residency, TX, 2017
- Recipient, The Palm Beach Poetry Festival African American Fellowship, 2017
- Recipient, Duke Energy Regional Grant, supported by The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, Duke Energy and the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, 2016-17
- Action Learning Team Coach, Leadership Winston-Salem, 2016-2017
- Volunteer Coordinator, One City One Prompt, Transformative Language Arts Network, 2015-2016
- Advisory Board member, Shugart Women's Center, Forsyth Tech Community College, 2014-2016
- Grant, The Institute for Poetic Medicine, Juvenile Detention Center Poetry Series, 2011
- Partial scholarship, Transformative Language Arts Conference, Vermont, 2010
- Partial scholarship, National Association of Poetry Therapy, 2009
- First place award winner in poetry, Press 53, 2008
- Grant, Fondue Fund, Greensboro, NC, 2008
- Partial scholarship, Writer’s Abroad Conference, Thailand, 2007
- Fellowship, NC Writers’ Network Spring Conference for Writers, Greensboro, NC, 2007
- Fellowship, Idyllwild Creative Writing Program, Idyllwild, CA, 2004
Learn more about Jacinta and see samples of her work at JacintaWhite.com & click here to contact her to inquire about giving a reading, or speaking.