Hailey M. Tran - Academy Director

Hailey M. Tran is a DC-based and Lowell-raised dreamer. They are a queer Asian American Latina spoken word and performance poet, who believes in the transformative power of storytelling and art. 

Hailey has their BA in Political Science and Social Work from Simmons University. Passionate about helping students understand their ancestral memories, Tran’s pedagogy uses the creative process to interrogate structural and interpersonal violence. They strive to help their students better understand racial, gendered and queer identities, and connect with their community at large. 

Hailey has competed in “MassLEAP’s Louder Than a Bomb with FreeVerse!” and the "2018 Brave New Voices Festival,” where they advanced to the final stage. They have served as the Program Manager for the 2021 Youth Spoken Word Leader cohorts. Hailey’s debut collection, "An Everyday Occurrence,” is forthcoming from Button Poetry.