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Ramazani reviews by Tony Bolden.
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Mr. [Lasana M. Sekou], who graduated from Howard University in 1984, is a James Michener Fellow, who in 2004 received a knighthood from the Dutch Kingdom. Some of Mr. Sekou's poetry books include: "Nativity" (1988), "Brotherhood of the Spurs" (1977) and "The Salt Reaper" (2004), all of which are published by House of Nehesi Publishers. The author introduces her readers to Jam, the "riskarascal" who "goofiddles." The effect of this cause leads to "night's qui-etiquette is shattered." Ms. [Denise Doyen]'s own dismissal of using the same vocabulary and replacing them with portmanteau words is somewhat like Jam leaving the routine of the mice community to experience a new and unique adventure. Mosher's imaginative and amusing illustrations dramatically take over the pages of this delightful...
..."Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art" (Amistad/Harper Collins, ...
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The celebration had a capacity crowd of over 500. Honored at the anniversary luncheon was Zeta of the Year, Zamelia Doswell and the Woman of the Year, Rev. Delores Lakey-Stewart. The Woman of the Year, Rev. Delores Lakey-Stewart is an educator, and in that capacity she has been department chair, career counselor, helped others with professional writing, poetry, vocal and instrumental expertise. Rev. Lakey-Stewart has been saluted by many organizations, has written poems to local and national acclaim, is the author of two books of poetry and is writing a book of church skits adapted to the African American church. In reflecting on the history of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, it is based on the precepts of Finer Womanhood, Scholarship, Service and Sisterly love. Alpha Psi Zeta chapter felt that...
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Duende By Tracy K. Smith Graywolf, 92 pp., $14 Zappa and Eisenhower guest-star in poet Tracy K. Smith's award-winning Duende BY ALAN GILBERT Founded in 1996 by Cornelius Eady and Toi Derricotte, Cave Canem nurtures and supports the work of African-American poets writing across a wide aesthetic and generational spectrum. Yet despite this concentration of forces, a quick perusal of current literary magazines, publishers' book lists, or the faculty rosters of nearly any MFA writing program reveals that African-American poetry remains woefully underrepresented. [...] from Guggenheims to NEAs, from prestigious book contests to Natasha Trethewey 's 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Native Guard, a number of Cave Canem faculty and alumni have done quite well.
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A goal of the festival, says festival coordinator Dana Payne, is to give area artists an opportunity to work beyond their usual scale. "It's a way for us to help small arts groups and local artists by presenting them in a festival format and increasing their production values," she says. Most of the festival artists are local, or have local connections. * THE FiRST WORLD FESTIVAL OF NEGRO ARTS, a film by William Greaves, screens; plus work by local filmmaker Chris Ivey, and a talk by author Kalamu Ya Salaam (Mon., Oct 15); * CAVE CANEM, a reading by the African-American poetry group, with noted local poets Toi Derricotte, Terranee Hayes and Yona Harvey, and visiting Cave Canem co-founder Cornelius Eady (Tue, Oct 16); We really want to push the community to support local artists of all ...
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READINGS THIS WEEK: Samuel Hazo, the venerable educator and prolific writer, reads at the International Poetry Forum, which Hazo himself founded in 1966. Hazo's latest works include The Song of the Horse: Selected Poems 1958-2008 (Autumn House Press). (8 p.m. Wed, Feb. 11; Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave, Oakland; 58-12; 412-621-9893 or www.thepoetryforum.org) ... The Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series hosts a Microconference on African American Poetry, with daytime talks and an evening reading by visiting poets Arnold Rampersad (also a biographer of Ralph Ellison and Langston Hughes); Mendi Obadike; G.E. Patterson; and Carl Phillips (7 p.m. Fri., Feb. 6; Baker Hall, Carnegie Melton campus, Oakland; free; 412-624-6506 or www.englishpitt.edu). ... Renowned National Par...
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Poetry reading The African-American Heritage Family Tree Museum will present a poetry reading by Crystal Good and Norman Jordan of the Affrilachian Poets at 6 p.m. Friday at Hawks Nest State Park. The event also includes a short film about the history and activities of the Affrilachian Poets. Call 304-658-5526
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RIALTO - The Inland Area Kwanzaa Group held its annual Kwanzaa Karamu on Monday at Wilmer Amina High School, featuring a variety of music, dance and poetry that breathed vigorous life into the African American and Pan African holiday. Guests packed the school's multipurpose room before being instructed to "follow the drums." A group of percussionists tapped a rhythm while the throngs of people followed them to the school's theater.
