DuEwaWorld News! by DuEwa Frazier

  New York City Book Launch  for me and Nina by Monica A. Hand Friday, February 10, 2012 Time : 6:30pm until 9:30pm Where:   Cave Canem 20 Jay Street, Suite 310-A Brooklyn, NY Celebrate the launch of Cave Canem fellow Monica Hand's debut collection, me & Nina ( Alice James Books , 2012), winner of the 2010 Kinereth Gensler Award and lauded by Elizabeth Alexander as a "moving, deeply satisfying, and unforgettable book."  Tara Thierry will be performing with Monica A Hand. $5-10 suggested donation. Wheelchair accessible.

Kelly Starling Lyon s , author of One Million Men and Me (Just Us Books, Inc.) and Eddie's Ordeal (Jus t Us Books, Inc.) has a new book.  Read the below description and check out the book trailer! Ellen's Broom by Kelly Starling Lyons Hardcover Picture Book Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons (Jan. 5, 2012) Illustrated by Daniel Minter  Ellen always knew the broom resting above the hearth was special. But after it’s announced in church that the marriages of former slaves will be registered, she hears more about why it matters so much. For her mama and papa, who could be sold away at a master's whim and whose union had no legal protection, jumping the broom was a way to show their commitment to being husband and wife. Now, as the whole family travels to the courthouse dressed in their best, Ellen carries the broom with them. With love, ingenuity and pride, she finds a way to celebrate her parents' right to be legally married and remember t...

  Cave Canem Workshops in Brooklyn Now accepting applications for our spring poetry workshops. Admission is free! Poetry Conversations with Kamilah Aisha Moon Wednesdays, 6-8:30 pm February 22, March 4 - April 18 Cave Canem / DUMBO, Brooklyn An open-enrollment workshop for poets of color at the early-to-intermediate stage of their writing enterprise. Participants will experiment with new ways of approaching the page through in-class writing exercises and prompts. Deadline to Apply: February 1 Details & Application Guidelines || Apply Online Writing across Cultures with John Murillo Mondays, 6-9 pm March 19 - April 9; April 23 - May 14 Cave Canem / DUMBO, Brooklyn In this workshop, poets of color & Arab American poets will focus on content and worldview, reading across cultures in order to enact a paradigm shift that may open participants to new risks and realms in their writing. Deadline to Apply: February 15 Details...