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American University Alumni Reading with Abdul Ali & Jenny Molberg
Forgot to plug it here, but on March 2 I had the great pleasure of coming back to my alma mater and participating in a reading with two fellow AU MFA/Creative Writing alums, Abdul Ali & Jenny Molberg.
Abdul is the author of Trouble Sleeping, winner the 2014 New Issues Poetry Prize, judged by Fanny Howe. He’s a two-time recipient of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities’ Literature fellowship. He's taught English at The Bryn Mawr School and Towson University (http://abdulali.net/).
Jenny won the 2014 Berkshire Prize for her debut collection of poems, Marvels of the Invisible (forthcoming, Tupelo Press). She received her PhD from the University of North Texas and teaches at the University of Central Missouri (http://www.jennymolberg.com/).
It was wonderful seeing the members of my thesis committee (chair Myra Sklarew & Dr. Keith Leonard) as well as old classmates Venus Thrash, Sandra Beasley, fellow Charlottean Derrick Weston Brown & Natalie Ilium- really cool to see them come out for me/us after all these years. The evening was hosted by Prof. Kyle Dargan, who I saw at AU as a student when he came as a visiting writer. I feel I've come full circle w/these recent readings at UNCCharlotte and at AU, places so vital to who I am as a person and a writer.
Google all these people I just named dropped and buy a book.
Abdul is the author of Trouble Sleeping, winner the 2014 New Issues Poetry Prize, judged by Fanny Howe. He’s a two-time recipient of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities’ Literature fellowship. He's taught English at The Bryn Mawr School and Towson University (http://abdulali.net/).
Jenny won the 2014 Berkshire Prize for her debut collection of poems, Marvels of the Invisible (forthcoming, Tupelo Press). She received her PhD from the University of North Texas and teaches at the University of Central Missouri (http://www.jennymolberg.com/).
It was wonderful seeing the members of my thesis committee (chair Myra Sklarew & Dr. Keith Leonard) as well as old classmates Venus Thrash, Sandra Beasley, fellow Charlottean Derrick Weston Brown & Natalie Ilium- really cool to see them come out for me/us after all these years. The evening was hosted by Prof. Kyle Dargan, who I saw at AU as a student when he came as a visiting writer. I feel I've come full circle w/these recent readings at UNCCharlotte and at AU, places so vital to who I am as a person and a writer.
Google all these people I just named dropped and buy a book.
2016 AWP: VONA/Willow Books reading, The Falls Lounge, 7 PM - 9 PM
April 2, 2016
The Falls Lounge
626 S Spring St, Los Angeles, California 90014
"To live & die in LA/It's the place to be/you got to be there to know it/everybody wanna see..." - Tupac
AWP gives me an excuse to go to LA for the first time in life. I'll be reading w/ my Willow Books/ VONA brethren/sisteren (sp.) Here's the lineup- come check us out.
Faculty Authors from VONA-Voices:
Elmaz Abinader
Faith Adiele
Tananarive Due
M. Evelina Galang
David Mura
Daniel José Older
Willie Perdomo
Diem Jones, Hosts
Willow Books Authors:
Yesenia Montilla
Cedric Tillman
Cole Lavalais
Mahogany Browne
Rachelle Escamilla
Reginald Flood
Randall Horton
About Willow Books:
Welcome to Willow Books, the literary imprint of Aquarius Press. The mission of Willow Books is to develop, publish and promote writers typically underrepresented in the literary field. An independent press with a woman of color at its helm, Aquarius Press/Willow Books is recognized as an industry leader for its commitment to artistic development. In addition to publishing, Willow provides a national platform for its authors to engage with the public through readings, workshops, conferences, competitions, and streaming broadcasts across the country. Several of Willow’s authors have earned fellowships, post-graduate degrees and faculty tenure due in large part to being published by the press. Key partnerships have been formed with many institutions of higher learning and organizations such as PEN/Faulkner, Busboys & Poets/Teaching for Change, and Cave Canem. Your continued support of our authors enables us to honor our mission. http://willowlit.net/
About VONA:
We are Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation (VONA), a nonprofit literary organization providing writing workshops for writers of color. VONA was founded by Elmaz Abinader, Junot Díaz, Victor Díaz, and Diem Jones in 1999 and remains the only multi-genre workshop for writers of color in the nation. VONA has provided over 2,000 developing writers of color from all over the world a place where they can explore their craft, exchange ideas and build a writing community.
VONA continues to receive a record number of workshop applications and is dedicated to sustaining and enlivening generations of color by building a resilient and thriving organization. Your contributions to VONA will help us continue to nurture the unheard, often marginalized voices of writers of color and promote accessible arts education and enhance literacy for communities of color.
http://www.voicesatvona.org/
The Falls Lounge
626 S Spring St, Los Angeles, California 90014
"To live & die in LA/It's the place to be/you got to be there to know it/everybody wanna see..." - Tupac
AWP gives me an excuse to go to LA for the first time in life. I'll be reading w/ my Willow Books/ VONA brethren/sisteren (sp.) Here's the lineup- come check us out.
Faculty Authors from VONA-Voices:
Elmaz Abinader
Faith Adiele
Tananarive Due
M. Evelina Galang
David Mura
Daniel José Older
Willie Perdomo
Diem Jones, Hosts
Willow Books Authors:
Yesenia Montilla
Cedric Tillman
Cole Lavalais
Mahogany Browne
Rachelle Escamilla
Reginald Flood
Randall Horton
About Willow Books:
Welcome to Willow Books, the literary imprint of Aquarius Press. The mission of Willow Books is to develop, publish and promote writers typically underrepresented in the literary field. An independent press with a woman of color at its helm, Aquarius Press/Willow Books is recognized as an industry leader for its commitment to artistic development. In addition to publishing, Willow provides a national platform for its authors to engage with the public through readings, workshops, conferences, competitions, and streaming broadcasts across the country. Several of Willow’s authors have earned fellowships, post-graduate degrees and faculty tenure due in large part to being published by the press. Key partnerships have been formed with many institutions of higher learning and organizations such as PEN/Faulkner, Busboys & Poets/Teaching for Change, and Cave Canem. Your continued support of our authors enables us to honor our mission. http://willowlit.net/
About VONA:
We are Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation (VONA), a nonprofit literary organization providing writing workshops for writers of color. VONA was founded by Elmaz Abinader, Junot Díaz, Victor Díaz, and Diem Jones in 1999 and remains the only multi-genre workshop for writers of color in the nation. VONA has provided over 2,000 developing writers of color from all over the world a place where they can explore their craft, exchange ideas and build a writing community.
VONA continues to receive a record number of workshop applications and is dedicated to sustaining and enlivening generations of color by building a resilient and thriving organization. Your contributions to VONA will help us continue to nurture the unheard, often marginalized voices of writers of color and promote accessible arts education and enhance literacy for communities of color.
http://www.voicesatvona.org/
April 24 Reading at McIntyre's Fine Books with NC Poet Laureate Shelby Stephenson & Anora McGaha, Pittsboro, NC
I'm honored to be reading with poets Anora McGaha & NC Poet Laureate Shelby Stephenson on April 24 in Pittsboro, NC- looking forward to checking out the town for the first time and Yelping for something to eat after...
McIntyre's Books is a independent bookstore located in Fearrington Village, halfway between Chapel Hill and Pittsboro off of 15-501.
McIntyre's
http://www.fearrington.com/village-sh...
NC Poetry Society
http://www.ncpoetrysociety.org/sponso...
McIntyre's Books is a independent bookstore located in Fearrington Village, halfway between Chapel Hill and Pittsboro off of 15-501.
McIntyre's
http://www.fearrington.com/village-sh...
NC Poetry Society
http://www.ncpoetrysociety.org/sponso...
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!
