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  Poet Nathaniel Terrell  Is There Not a Cause? by Nathaniel Terrell  Available at Atmosphere Press , Amazon , and Barnes and Noble . About the Poet Nathaniel Terrell is an author, poet, writer and artist. H e is currently promoting a collection of poems titled,   Is there not a cause, published by Atmosphere Press.   Other of his work has been in publications and online platforms including New Plains Review, Maudlin House, Nine Cloud Journal, Havik, Finding The Birds, Connecting Perspectives, Lifewriting.com, The Inside Interviews, Open Mic Night Poetry Podcast and more. He resides in Western, NY. Poet Nathaniel Terrell is the author of Is There Not a Cause? Check out my interview with this poet! Congratulations on your new book! Tell me about your latest work? What inspired it?  NT: Thank you. Is there not a cause is a collection of poems that speak from time and experience, pain, loss, hope, calls for change, reflection and a creative voice within. ...

Author, Quanie Miller Rhymes, Views & News Talk Radio is ALL NEW on Saturday, October 19, 2013 featuring novelist, Quanie Miller!  Listen live to the show @ 1pm EST and hear Quanie Miller discuss her new novel It Ain't Easy Being Jazzy !  Call in at (646) 716-9474 to join the discussion.  Listen to past and archived shows hosted by DuEwa Frazier. 

  Poet, Tamara J. Madison     Kentucky Curdled by Tamara J. Madison Rhymes, Views & News Talk Radio is ALL NEW this month with your host DuEwa Frazier !  Listen live on October 20, 2013 @ 5:30pm EST with featured guest poet and author TAMARA J. MADISON !  Tamara will discuss her new book Kentucky Curdled and share her poems.   Call in to the show, at (646) 716-9474 to join the discussion! 

I've been in graduate school, since 2004.  Yes.  I'm on my fourth degree.  Some might say that I'm "over-educated."  I don't care.  People have asked me, "When do you find time to write?"  How about when do I find time to LIVE !?  Well I happen to believe that each degree program I've pursued, has been very useful for my work and career.  And of course my MFA degree was in writing, which I am still finding to be worthwhile as I work to strengthen my craft.  I love learning.  I'm proud to be from a family of educators who instilled a love of education in me.  The arts became a passion of mine early on, and so writing + education has been at the center of my life work. But there is a drawback I've found to being an artist + graduate student.   The time and mental energy it takes to focus on classwork for graduate school, over time, can take away, from creative pursuits.  And that is if you do not structure your time, le...

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston , is my favorite book.  Why?  Hurston's mastery of poetic language, vernacular, metaphor and "telling a story, within a story" makes Their Eyes a delectable read.  I am teaching the novel to one of my English classes.  I have heard from several friends and relatives that Their Eyes was a difficult read for them because of the vernacular throughout the story.  The dialect, they cited, makes is hard to "get into" the story.  If you are not familiar with reading or teaching different dialects in literature, read on. I have tips for educators interested in teaching Their Eyes Were Watching God so that it can be enjoyable for students to read again and again.  You cannot teach this novel without helping students understand the author's background and what inspired her to write.  Here are my suggestions. 1.  Share the cultural background of the author.  Zora Neale Hurston was an Afr...

Award-winning poet and novelist Sapphire has a new book - The Kid (Penguin Press HC, The July 5, 2011) I ran into Sapphire in Manhattan several months ago at the subway.  This was right after the release of the film "Precious."  Sapphire is the first person and writer I sought advice from regarding MFA programs when I first moved to NYC.  She earned her MFA degree from Brooklyn College and has been a terrific example of what it means to be a woman artist who is fearless.  Sapphire is one of the few writers whose work affects me in such a way that her words compel me to want to go deeper in my own writing. When we talked last fall, I congratulated her on the success of her works and the film adaptation of Push .  I was interested to know what she would turn her attention to next.  A new volume of poetry? Another novel? Teaching on the college level?  Just from talking with her I could tell she had alot of new opportunities before her.  I re...

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Last Saturday, I took my first “real” writing workshop in a year. When I say this was a “real” workshop, meaning it wasn’t a talkfest where people just exchanged abstract ideas on writing or talked about their publishing credentials for the full class time, like some workshops I’ve taken in the past. For four hours, myself and ten other writers workshopped samples of projects we’re working on with a Senior Editor at a major publishing house. The experience was both exciting and scary, as I let go of “my baby”, a project I’ve been working on for some months now, and shared an excerpt of it with complete strangers. This workshop was filled with women writers of all ages, mostly professional women, from New York, Georgia, Texas and other areas. We all read our work, gave copies of our work to the other participants and braced ourselves for the critique. Our instructor gave us some insider tips to the publishing industry and what it takes for an editor to acquire your work. I found t...

I recently interviewed author, freelance writer and editor Michelle Goodman on my radio show, Rhymes, Views & News . Michelle’s latest book The Anti 9 to 5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube , is a valuable resource guide for writers and other creatives seeking to leave an office 9-to-5 gig to strike out on their in on. Michelle’s interview with me lasted 30 minutes, but I know the advice she gave will help freelance writers for a long time to come. Some of the tips Michelle gave during the interview were: • If you don’t already have writing clips, do a few freelance assignments for free until you get enough samples to lead you into getting paid work. • Network with others, give out your business card and use the internet to promote your writing. ( Michelle recommends writing a regular blog as well). • Have some kind of an income coming in, whether through part-time work or temp work, while you are getting started in the freelance market. • Conta...

Do you ever find yourself in the midst of a time in your life and you're not quite sure what to call it? Maybe you're doing all the same things you've done in the past, things are going well, but you have an itch, a hunger and GREAT want & need for something a little different. Perhaps you're switching things up in your career, personal life, & in mind, body and spirit. You "sound different" they say. You "look different", you are not the same ole' predictable you. Could it be that you're in a NEW SEASON? You're transforming, dreaming, planning, creating, desiring, contemplating, reflecting (and perhaps procrastinating) right before our very eyes!!!!! Could it be you're embracing a NEW SEASON? These words may not make much sense to you , but they do for me because I just recently came off of a CrAzY whirlwind year: promoting books ( Check the Rhyme Anthology ), producing/hosting/performing in events (in NYC, Philly, B...