DuEwaWorld News! by DuEwa Frazier

RHYMES, VIEWS & NEWS TALK RADIO is *ALL NEW* on Saturday, October 30th at 5pm EST!! Join me for an informative interview featuring author/experts, Dave & Lillian Brummet . LISTEN LIVE or call-in to participate in the discuss with my guests! The listener call in number is (646) 716-9474. SEE BELOW DESCRIPTION! RHYMES, VIEWS & NEWS TALK RADIO Hosted by DuEwa Frazier Date / Time: 10/30/2010 5:00 PM Category: Books Call-in Number: (646) 716-9474 Dave &...

RHYMES, VIEWS & NEWS TALK RADIO hosted by DuEwa Frazier features an interview with poet, Rachel Eliza Griffiths on Sunday, October 24th @ 7pm EST. Rachel Eliza will discuss her latest book Miracle Arrhythmia (September 2010, Willow Books ) and her writing life. Listen live via radio show's webpage or call in to join the discussion at 646-716-9474 ! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rachel Eliza Griffiths is a poet, writer, photographer, and painter. A Cave Canem Fellow, she received the MA in English Literature from the University of Delaware and the MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. She is the recipient of fellowships including Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, Vermont Studio Center, New York State Summer Writers Institute, Soul Mountain, New England Humanities Council, and others. Her literary and visual work has been widely published in journals, magazines, anthologies, and periodicals including Callaloo, The New York Times, Crab Orchard Review, Mosaic, RATTLE, Puer...

Indigo Blume and The Garden City by Kwame Alexander , Writer and JahSun , Illustrator SPECIAL PRE-PUBLICATION OFFER! Order your copy of “Indigo Blume and The Garden City” - 32 page, hardcover children’s book, ages 4-8, includes four track CD with music by SPEECH of Arrested Development and “Read-A-Long” Bonus Track - TODAY for the Special Pre-Publication price of: $15.00 (price includes shipping & handling within the U.S.A. only) Retails for $17.95 + shipping and handling. You SAVE over $6.00! All Pre-Publication orders will be autographed by Kwame Alexander , Writer and JahSun, Illustrator. (Be sure to include personalization notes in the special instructions field when placing order) ONLY 300 Limited Edition Copies Available!! * Books to be shipped: Week of November 8th - 12th, 2010 You can also pick up your Pre-Publication Copies in person at: The “Capital Bookfest Charleston” Saturday, November 6th, 2010 68 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC, 29401 Event hours: 10am - 5pm We appreci...

A Is For Anansi: Literature for Children of African Descent October 8-9th 2010 presented by Institute of African American Affairs – New York University Location for all programs: Kimmel Center-NYU, 60 Washington Square South Rm. 914-Silver Please RSVP at (212) 998-IAAA (4222) A Is For Anansi will cover the history, criticism and theory of contemporary books for and about children of African descent, as told by its most influential critics, scholars, teachers and producers. The need for more in-depth analysis and for more information, critical evaluation, and publications on this topic still remain. The conference will look at these and consider other questions and issues as well. Visit link for Program Schedule

Award-winning writer and activist, Alice Walker has a stunning new book of poems: HARD TIMES REQUIRE FURIOUS DANCING ! It was an honor to be on the scene at Walker's book party for Hard Times , last Saturday, October 2nd at Busboys & Poets in Washington, DC . There were many notable artists and activists there to celebrate Walker's new work. Alice Walker stood as a reflection of pure grace, wisdom, peace, and of course beauty. I was touched when I got the chance to speak to her and dance with her amongst the crowd. After Walker spoke to the audience, we danced the night away to the sounds of house, reggae, Fela, James Brown and other soulful music (courtesy of DJ Eye Am) that makes your spirit jump and your body sway. The above photo features Alice Walker in the center of the furious love vortex at Busboys & Poets and HEY, THAT'S ME TO THE RIGHT OF ALICE SMILING!!!

I just got my poetry loving hands on MY OLD MAN WAS ALWAYS ON THE LAM . I talked with Tony about his work as a writer and professor of English, at the recent Capital Book Festival in Maryland. Reviews My Old Man Was Always on the Lam contains powerful, moving, compassionate poems that spring out of the life of Harlem apartments and streets. It contains deeply felt, evocative poems of loss and mourning. In an era when too much work produced depends totally on the polished surface provided by the use of brilliant language. Tony Medina risks everything with his willingness to tear away the surface skin of relationships and life, to journey to that dark center where memorable poetry lives. My Old Man Was Always on the Lam is the work of a truly original and vibrant poet. --Maria Mazziotti Gillan, author of the American Book Award-winning All That Lies Between Us Demonstrating a combination of traits that gives him a voice like no one else, Tony Medina's poems are funny, intense, and tr...