is author of a Memoir, Children of the Roojme, a collection of poetry, In The Country of my Dreams and several one-woman shows. Elmaz recently performed her play, Country of Origin at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC. Her forthcoming works include a novel, When Silence is Frightening and a memoir The Water Cycle. She is a co-founder of the Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation and a professor at Mills College.




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