Cedric Tillman's Blog - Posts Tagged "lgbt"
Review: Lilies In The Valley
A review of Lilies, by poet and teacher Joseph Ross. I am thankful to Joseph for his kindness in picking up the book and taking the time.
"Cedric Tillman’s poetry collection Lilies in the Valley has vision and faith. It looks and believes. These poems look deeply into human concerns with vivid details and rich, sometimes amusing descriptions. What they always do, for me, is draw me to look deeply at my own life. Tillman explores our various identities as family members, citizens, and people of varying levels of faith. The beauty of the poems is so strong it invites us all to the same exploration. For this, we can be grateful to Cedric Tillman and to Willow Books for getting these fine poems into our hands. I’ve been enjoying this collection for a few months now and I know I will return to it again and again..."
http://josephross.net/?p=1909
Please check out some of Joseph's work here.
http://mainstreetrag.com/bookstore/pr...
"Cedric Tillman’s poetry collection Lilies in the Valley has vision and faith. It looks and believes. These poems look deeply into human concerns with vivid details and rich, sometimes amusing descriptions. What they always do, for me, is draw me to look deeply at my own life. Tillman explores our various identities as family members, citizens, and people of varying levels of faith. The beauty of the poems is so strong it invites us all to the same exploration. For this, we can be grateful to Cedric Tillman and to Willow Books for getting these fine poems into our hands. I’ve been enjoying this collection for a few months now and I know I will return to it again and again..."
http://josephross.net/?p=1909
Please check out some of Joseph's work here.
http://mainstreetrag.com/bookstore/pr...
Reading with Coen Crisp at UNCCharlotte, Fretwell Hall, Oct. 28, 4 pm
I'll be reading at the ol' alma mater with Coen Crisp at 4 pm in Fretwell Hall, Room 290B. It's my first reading on campus since LILIES came out in '13. Come out (assuming you are sans a day job or think I'm worth quitting one for)! Copies of the book will be in tow.
March 16th Reading with Venus Thrash, 2016 UNCC Black Poetry Series at National Council of Black Studies Conference (NCBS)
Again- failed to post about it but I was thrilled to be reading w/ my sister, Cave Canem comrade & fellow American University MFA alum Venus Thrash, author of The Fateful Apple (Hawkins Publishing, 2014) at UNCCharlotte Center City on March 16. Venus is such a star- it's always a pleasure to hear her resonant voice and feel the passion she brings to a reading. I highly recommend The Fateful Apple and can't wait for her next one.
Thanks to the UNCC English & African Studies Depts, The Honors College (particularly Dr. Malin Pereira), Chancellor's Diversity Challenge Fund, Center City Campus, and grad student Kristen Stewart for all her work on our gorgeous promo flyer. And thanks to everyone that came out-it was good to see faculty like Dr. Janaka Lewis (English) & Dr. Chris Cameron (History) down at Center City.
Google these names and buy a book.
More on Venus here:
http://venusthrash.wix.com/venusthrash
Thanks to the UNCC English & African Studies Depts, The Honors College (particularly Dr. Malin Pereira), Chancellor's Diversity Challenge Fund, Center City Campus, and grad student Kristen Stewart for all her work on our gorgeous promo flyer. And thanks to everyone that came out-it was good to see faculty like Dr. Janaka Lewis (English) & Dr. Chris Cameron (History) down at Center City.
Google these names and buy a book.
More on Venus here:
http://venusthrash.wix.com/venusthrash
