nyckencole nyckencole's profile Alan King / 28, Male / Member since September 2009 / Last seen 8 days ago

Alan King is a former staff writer for a Baltimore publication. During his time with that organization, he's covered everything from redevelopment in east Baltimore and the displacement of its residents to traveling and writing about the historic landmarks in Kingston, Jamaica, and covering the island’s 47th Independence Day celebration.

Prior to his position as staff writer, Alan interned as a research assistant at the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit and non-partisan organization that produces original investigative journalism about significant public issues to make institutional power more transparent and accountable. While at the Center, he assisted with research on the book project, “The Buying of The President (BOP) 2008”, which looks at the role money plays in influencing elections. Alan profiled BOP donors, compiled a list of sources for researchers, and did a chronology of events – from Sept. 2005 to Sept. 2007 – leading up to the 2008 presidential race. The chronology will be published on The BOP 2008 website that the center hopes to launch soon.

He's freelanced for various publications such as East of the River (a publication of Capitol Community News), New America Media and the Prince George's County Gazette. His article, "Hurricane Katrina Undercuts Special Needs Housing," was published on washingtonpost.com. That article looks at the aftermath of Katrina and its affects on New Orleans residents living with HIV/AIDS.

Alan is also an accomplished poet. A fixture on the D.C. MD VA scene since 1999, Alan has at one time blessed every Open Mic spot throughout the area. Mangoes, he was there; Brookland Cup Of Dreams, he was there. The "first" Java Head Cafe in College Park, he was there. The first Mocha Hut on 14th St, he was there. Yogi's Records, he was there; Harambe's in Adams Morgan, he was there. Teaism, he was there; and Bar Nun, he was there. This cat is a walking history book of D.C. poetry. Not only that, he's a dynamic performer and prolific writer.

Alan King's poems have appeared in Audience, Alehouse, Beltway Poetry Quarterly, Boxcar Review, and MiPoesias, among others. When the Cave Canem fellow and Vona Alum is not sending out poems to numerous journals, he's chasing the muse through Washington, D.C. -- people watching with his boys and laughing at the crazy things strangers say to get close to one another.

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