Cedric Tillman's Blog - Posts Tagged "furious-flower"
Furious Flower Reading Nov. 6, Summer (Virtual) Readings
Hi all (some):
I'm grateful for what's been an accidentally busy summer for online readings for me. I had come to terms with the idea that I just wouldn't be doing promotion of IN MY FEELINS because I couldn't imagine pursuing online readings but the generosity of several old friends (and some new ones) prevented me from going into a hole. So...
*On September 21, I'm tentatively scheduled to read a couple of pieces for April Armstrong's Oral Diktion Academy series. This is broadcast on Facebook and the show runs from 8-10 September 21, 2020.
*Back on July 15, Caleb Beissert of the Poetry Open Mic Asheville series had me "up" for the second time.
*On June 18, Kimberly Simms Gibbs and Andrew Clark of the CarolinaPoets reading series invited me to read with fellow Cave Canem alums Glenis Redmond and Tyree Daye for Juneteenth.
*And finally, on May 20, my old friend Al Black of the Mind Gravy Reading Series down in Columbia, SC, invited me to read.
Further off-I'm thrilled and honored to be doing an online reading on Nov. 6 for Furious Flower, an organization that does so much to promulgate Black poetry. Many thanks to the generous assistant director of FF, Dr. Lauren K. Alleyne (a seriously good poet in her own right) and director Dr. Joanne Gabbin-loved to be in the company of these good folks when I could get down to Harrisonburg pre-COVID. (James Madison U. in Harrisonburg, VA, is FF's home.)
Please tune in the Oral Diktion and Furious Flower readings on FB, and don't forget to pick up copies of IN MY FEELINS from me (see my profile here, also my Twitter profile) or elsewhere (order from your local bookstore, Barnes and Noble online, or Amazon; LILIES IN THE VALLEY remains available through Small Press Distribution [spdbooks.org]). Thanks!
I'm grateful for what's been an accidentally busy summer for online readings for me. I had come to terms with the idea that I just wouldn't be doing promotion of IN MY FEELINS because I couldn't imagine pursuing online readings but the generosity of several old friends (and some new ones) prevented me from going into a hole. So...
*On September 21, I'm tentatively scheduled to read a couple of pieces for April Armstrong's Oral Diktion Academy series. This is broadcast on Facebook and the show runs from 8-10 September 21, 2020.
*Back on July 15, Caleb Beissert of the Poetry Open Mic Asheville series had me "up" for the second time.
*On June 18, Kimberly Simms Gibbs and Andrew Clark of the CarolinaPoets reading series invited me to read with fellow Cave Canem alums Glenis Redmond and Tyree Daye for Juneteenth.
*And finally, on May 20, my old friend Al Black of the Mind Gravy Reading Series down in Columbia, SC, invited me to read.
Further off-I'm thrilled and honored to be doing an online reading on Nov. 6 for Furious Flower, an organization that does so much to promulgate Black poetry. Many thanks to the generous assistant director of FF, Dr. Lauren K. Alleyne (a seriously good poet in her own right) and director Dr. Joanne Gabbin-loved to be in the company of these good folks when I could get down to Harrisonburg pre-COVID. (James Madison U. in Harrisonburg, VA, is FF's home.)
Please tune in the Oral Diktion and Furious Flower readings on FB, and don't forget to pick up copies of IN MY FEELINS from me (see my profile here, also my Twitter profile) or elsewhere (order from your local bookstore, Barnes and Noble online, or Amazon; LILIES IN THE VALLEY remains available through Small Press Distribution [spdbooks.org]). Thanks!
Thanks Furious Flower! (Nov. 6 Reading)
I'm grateful to Lauren K. Alleyne, Dr. Joanne Gabbin, and Furious Flower for having me via their Facebook Reading series on Nov. 6. I had over 250 comments/engagements on the reading and spent a couple hours after just responding to everyone. Furious Flower does so much to promote Black poetry, including workshops for aspiring poets, conducting readings, and archiving talks and panels on poetry. Please support them as you see fit or are able.
https://www.jmu.edu/furiousflower/
https://www.jmu.edu/furiousflower/
Furious Flower IV, September 18–21, 2024
What a gift to have been able to make my second Furious Flower Black Poetry Conference, though I could only get up to JMU/Harrisonburg (VA) for part of Friday and the Saturday session. I got to hug a lot of necks, hear readings from poets I've never heard of from across the African diaspora, and meet a bunch of brilliant professors and young poets. This event gets bigger and bigger and I'm excited for what it's gonna look like in another 10 years.
