curriculum vitae
about me
Hiram Sims is a poet, essayist, and creative writing professor. He graduated from the University of Southern California and received a BA in Creative Writing and an MPW in Poetry. In addition to teaching, he has published three collections of poetry and a creative writing textbook titled THESE PAGES SPEAK. He is the founder of Community Literature Initiative and the Sims Library of Poetry, and co-founder of World Stage Press.
awards
FACULTY OF THE YEAR
2012 | El Camino College (Compton Center)​
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ORDER OF THE LAUREL AND PALM
2005 | University of Southern California
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
August 2007 | MPW in Poetry​
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
August 2005 | BA in Creative Writing
experience
August 2013-Present | Community Literature Initiative
Founder, Executive Director, Poetry Instructor
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April 2014-February 2021 | The Los Angeles Film School
Creative Writing Professor
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January 2013-Present | NAI Saturday Academy (USC)
Poetry Instructor
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August 2011-Present | California State University, Los Angeles
English Composition Instructor
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January 2011-Present | Long Beach City College
English Instructor
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August 2010-August 2014 | El Camino College (Compton Center)
English Instructor
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August 2009-January 2010 | California State University, Dominguez Hills
English Composition Instructor
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June 2009-August 2009 | Santa Monica College
Creative Writing Instructor
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August 2007-June 2010 | Santa Monica College
English Instructor
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August 2006-August 2011 | Urban Poets Creative Writing Workshop
Founder/Instructor
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January 2004-May 2004 | C.A.T.C.H.E. Charter School
Teacher of Creative Writing Workshop
PUBLICATIONS
Sims, Hiram, editor. The Inauguration Poems. World Stage Press, Forthcoming 2022.
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Sims, Hiram, editor. Poems in Praise of Libraries. SLP Books, Forthcoming 2021.
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Sims, Hiram. Foreword. The Distance of Observation, by Conney Williams.
World Stage Press, 2021.
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Sims, Hiram. Foreword. If Love Had a Name, by Davina Ferreira.
Alegria Publishing, 2020.
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Sims, Hiram. Foreword. Articulate Scars: Comfortable Silences and Reluctant Tears, by Derek Brown. CreateSpace, 2017.
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Sims, Hiram. (2nd Edition) PHOTOETRY: Poetry and Photography from South Central. Figueroa Press: University of Southern California, 2013.
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Sims, Hiram. These Pages Speak. World Stage Press, 2015.