Ramya Ramana (born March 3, 1995) is an American poet based in New York City. Ramana is a winner of the Youth Poet Laureate of New York City award. In 2015, Ramana was invited to participate in a local event in Guyana hosted by One Billion Rising a domestic violence awareness organization.
In 2014, Ramana won the New York Knicks Poetry Slam with a scholarship to St. JohnâÂÂs University. In January 2014, Ramya was invited to read a poem titled New York City at the inauguration ceremony for Mayor Bill de Blasio. Ramana also appeared in a TV show Verses & Flow which was aired in 2014.
As a Youth Poet Laureate, Ramana has been working with the New York City Campaign Finance BoardâÂÂs voter education campaign. In March 2014, she performed at the Joe's Pub at The Public.