i solve problems through storytelling. 

Donald Vincent also known as Mr. Hip is a poet, educator, musician, and founder of le pamplemuse™, a content development platform dedicated to spreading the awareness of vegan companies. Under @le_pamp, Donald also created ‘That’s So Vegan’, a visual project merging creativity and education on plant-based foods and products with uplifting information on vegan lifestyles. He is currently a lead copywriter hyphen marketing mogul in the financial industry and teaches in the Visual and Media Arts program at Emerson College Los Angeles.

In his spare time, he is a Poetry Reader for the Los Angeles Review, Director of Publications for the Los Angeles Pétanque Club, Adult Literacy Tutor for the Los Angeles Public Library, and a novice hiker with his family. He misses teaching English Composition for UCLA’s Writing Programs and the Writing Program at University of La Verne. Previous copywriting experience includes social media for MeUndies, Cisco Home (Small Green Door clients), and content creation for The Best Bees Company.

Before moving to Los Angeles, Donald helped mobilize communities to support press freedom as the Community Outreach Coordinator for PEN America throughout the country. Donald also contributed content for Wellvyl, a wellness organization dedicated to redefining the concept of wellness and making it accessible for all. Donald learned technical writing and program management after working as an Emergency Management Program Specialist for the Federal Emergency Management Agency — some would call him a Master Continuity of Operations Planner. He enjoys using storytelling as an instrument for change and awareness of advancing an understanding of justice and compassion. He earned his MFA from Emerson College in Creative Writing and a BA in Writing and Public Relations from Loyola University Maryland. His poems have been published in a variety of different literary magazines and journals. His music can be found everywhere that music is sold and streamed online. He is originally from Washington, DC and now resides in Los Angeles, CA with his wife, daughter, and soon-to-be-born son.