Assetou Xango
Bahamas Sailing Tour, abaco islands
May 2016
Assetou Xango is a poet and community activist born and raised in Colorado. They have been performing poetry since 2009. They was featured on HBO's Brave New Voices in 2010 and is a two-time TEDxMileHigh Speaker. They have represented Denver, CO in competitions across the nation. In 2016, they were published in Santa Fe University of Art and Design's literary journal entitled "Glyph". Xango is currently the Poet Laureate of Aurora, Colorado (2017-2019). In all of their art forms, they are committed to the visibility and rights of women and gender non-conforming people of color.
