Wintergreen Women Writers' Collective  Came to the Shenandoah Valley

Friday, November 6, 2009

 Shaping Memories

Reflections of African American Women Writers

 

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Book Release:
Reading, Reception,
& Book Signing 

  

Thank you for all of your support

Order Shaping Memories: Reflections of African American Women Writers from http://www.upress.state.ms.us/



Participating Wintergreen Writers

                         
Nikki Giovanni,  Daryl Cumber Dance,  Val Gray Ward,  Trudier Harris,  Eugenia Collier,  Joanne Gabbin,  Sandra Govan,  Ethel Smith,  Kendra Hamilton,  Marilyn Mobley,  Janus Adams,  Hermine Pinson,  Opal Moore,  Maryemma Graham,  Toi Derricotte,   Carmen Gillespie,   Elizabeth Brown- Guillory

Event sponsored by JMU Furious Flower Poetry Center

Book published by University Press of Mississippi  http://www.upress.state.ms.us/

 

Children's Poetry Camp 2009

A Well of Words

August 3 - 7, 2009

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Dip into your creative well to read, write, and perform your poetry at the Furious Flower Poetry Center's Children's Poetry Camp. You will hear and read poems by poets from different cultures, write your own poetry, and have a chance to perform your poetry. You can put your poetry to music; you can slam it, jam it, sing it, paint it or act it.  You don't need to know a thing about poetry - all you need to know is how to have fun!

 

 

Mourning Katrina: A Poetic Response to Tragedy  

  Edited by Joanne V. Gabbin   

 

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Mourning Katrina: A Poetic Response to Tragedy is about devastation and mourning, about the failure of humanity to act humanely, about the politics of poverty and race, but it is also about hope and healing. The poets give voice to the rainbow that comes after the storm and the revival of spirit that comes out of the depths of tested faith.  All of them share a willingness to see beyond their sorrow to reinvent the spirit of "Laissez les bon temps rouler!"  Though human suffering shaped the beginning of this project, the result of it is a morning of hope and inspiration.

 Mariner Publishing     

                                                                                             
 

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Word Is Born Poets Society 

Word Is Born is a student organization on JMU's Campus.

If you are interested in joining Word Is Born Poets Society - JMU's Poetry club, e-mail Ivaco Clarke at Clark2ix@jmu.edu or Latasha Trimiew at Trimienl@jmu.edu

Use the link on the left to learn more about Word Is Born and look at upcoming activities for the organization.  

 



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