Caroline Rothstein
Biography:
Caroline Rothstein is a spoken word poet, nonfiction writer, and multimedia journalist living in New York City. She is a member of the 2010 Nuyorican Poet's Cafe slam team. Rothstein is a proud member of the Intangible Collective, and was both a member and the director for the University of Pennsylvania's spoken word performance poetry group The Excelano Project. She is a two time UPenn Grand Slam Champion, and joined the UPenn slam team at Collegiate Nationals several years - twice on the slam team, three times as a coach - helping to bring the team to finals every year, including first place in 2007 and 2009. Rothstein has competed and performed at venues and colleges all over the country, and was on the New Paltz NY slam team at the 2008 National Poetry Slam. A longtime activist in eating disorder recovery, she hosts a widely viewed YouTube blog sharing her own recovery story as a means to promote positive body image worldwide. She hosts the Internet blog, "The Road Less Traveled By/," has been published in various literary journals and publications. Rothstein has self-published two books of poetry, "This Book Wrote Itself" (2009), and "What I Learned in College" (2006). She has a B.A. in classical studies from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.S. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
E-Mail:
caroline@intangiblecollective.com
Blog:
carolinerothstein.blogspot.com
YouTube:
www.youtube.com/Cavernchick
MySpace:
www.myspace.com/carolinerothstein