WordShed NYC
friction-less
all inclusive interdisciplinary community
culturally and creatively integrated
combining art forms
interlocking ideas
artists and writers form
new ways of supporting each other
A collective where ideas exchanged
are driven by unique stories
and experiences
that push us forward
It's a collective humbled by inclusivity
Its purpose is to creatively evolve
WordShed houses the foundation
New York is built on
We welcome emerging artists
and make room for new voices
Leah Kogen Elimeliah
Founder WordShed NYC
Leah Kogen-Elimeliah is a poet, essayist, short story and nonfiction writer from Moscow, currently living in New York. She earned her MFA from City College of New York where she is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the English Department. Founder and Director of WordShedNYC Reading Series and an Editorial Associate for Fiction literary magazine, Leah has also collaborated on various poetry/visual art projects with choreographers, dancers, musicians and videographers, experimenting with cross genres, multimedia and poetry. She's read her work on The Red Stage organized by Creative Time, The NYC Poetry Festival, The Higher Ground Arts Festival, and was selected as a Public Humanities/Arts Graduate Fellow for the Zip Code Memory Project supported by Columbia, CCNY, NYU, Yale and the Social Science & Humanities Research Council. She is a mentor with Girls Write Now, a nationally award winning leader in arts education writing and mentoring organization. Her writing focuses on identity, language, immigration, intergenerational trauma, sexuality and culture. Leah lives in Nyack, NY with her husband and their children.