Unique Mical Robinson is a poet, MC, award-winning educator, and proud Baltimore City native. She received her MFA in English/Creative Writing from Mills College, and a BA in Creative Writing/Black Studies from Hampshire College. She has performed for over 20 years throughout the US and Havana, Cuba (primarily, Western Massachusetts, New York City, and Oakland, CA), and has a background in Community Organizing and national Reproductive Justice work. Robinson is a lifelong activist, consistently working within communities to promote change through creativity. Upon returning home in 2015, Unique began working as a Teaching Artist and administrator with various Baltimore nonprofits. In 2016, Unique became Faculty in MICA's Humanistic Studies Department, and is now the Director of MICA’s MFA in Community Arts Program. Still, Unique continues to teach poetry & performance through residency workshops with K-12 students in Baltimore City.