RECENT NEWS
Brooklyn Poets, YAWP November 2019 Poet of the Month - Winner
November 11, 2019
Congratulations! Brooklyn Poets - November 2019 Poet of the month.
Emotive Frution - Came Back With A Clap Back
November 18, 2015
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Performed by a cast of stage and film actors
Directed by Nikki M. James
Poems written by Shafina Ahmed, Allison Albino, Keisha-Gaye Anderson, Rosebud Ben-Oni, Kim Brandon, Emily Brandt, Nicole Callihan, Janel Cloyd, LeConte Dill, Allison Escoto, Jennifer Franklin, Catherine Gigante-Brown, Julie Hart, Emma Hine, Brionne Janae, Dara Kalima, Ellen Kombiyil, Angela Lockhart-Aronoff, Christine Malvasi, Bonnie Rose Marcas, Caitlin Grace McDonnell, Theta Pavis, Sahar Romani, Stephanie Rogers, Benny Sisson, KC Trommer, Irene Villaseñor, and Anna Limontas-Salisbury.
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National Novel Writer's Month - Winner 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
November 27, 2015
Each November 1st, I start out with a blank document. And have written 50,000 words by November 30th eight years in a row.
National Novel Writer's Month - Winner
November 20, 2014
On November 1st, 2014 I set out to write a novel in 30 days. "A Joe for Annie Mae", I enjoyed the characters so much that I finished the first draft in 20 days. I had been wanting to tell Annie Mae's story for many years and with the ancestors help it flowed onto the page. Look for the novel in print soon.
MoCada Museum in Brooklyn
October 01, 2014
Poetry Reading
Scholarship Fundraiser - Sankofa International Academy
October 01, 2014
Co-hosted event and performed original poetry. The "village" came out and supported the children of Sankofa and they were treated to an evening of hot Jazz and smoking poetry.
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
October 18, 2014
Hosted Annual Dinner and preformed original poetry
Storytelling at the Sankofa International Academy
September 01, 2014
Performed "The Eagles Who Thought They Were Chickens" story to the sweetest most attentive students that I have ever had the pleasure of addressing.
Barnes & Noble Women of Color Writer's Workshop Showcase
July 01, 2014
Read from "Baltimore City Blues."