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...

Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 6pm The Park Slope Food Coop’s Wordsprouts Reading Series Featuring Author & Poet, DuEwa Frazier   The Park Slope Food Coop Meeting Room 782 Union Street, Brooklyn 11215 (btw 6th and 7th Aves) (718) 622-0560 Co-curators Paula Bernstein and Paola Corso Free and open to the public Join award nominated poet, author and educator DuEwa Frazier for an evening of poetry! DuEwa will read from her latest book, Ten Marbles and a Bag to Put Them In: Poems for Children and facilitate a poetry workshop for children. Books will be available for parents and educators. All children are welcome. The poetry activities are geared toward ages 4-11. About the Author DuEwa Frazier is a poet, performance artist, speaker, author, educator and cultural organizer. She earned the M.F.A. degree in Creative Writing at The New School and the M.Ed. degree in Curriculum and Teaching at Fordham University . DuEwa has taught both youth and adults in the area...

  A Storm Called Katrina by Myron Uhlberg tells the story of 10-year old Louis Daniel through his personal account of how his family survived Hurricane Katrina.  This is a great story to share with all children. Teachers will be able to use it in the classroom to discuss tragedy, the affect natural disasters have on people, and how children can become resilient even when facing difficulties.  Adults who were directly affected by Katrina, may be inspired to document their stories and help children do the same.  The events of Hurricane Katrina have so many angles that can be studied and discussed.  It's nice to see a children's book that brings a troubling part of history to light, in a way that children can access and understand. Read the New York Times review of A Storm ... 

Author Feature: Danette Vigilante The Trouble with Half a Moon by Danette Vigilante DF: Your first book about a teen girl named Dellie titled The Trouble with Half a Moon , has received great reviews. What inspired you to write this story? What has been the response from your teen readers? DV: As a kid, my heart had been broken by a little boy who was very similar to Corey, the neglected boy from Trouble. I carried that little boy around with me all these years and though I didn’t know exactly what I was writing when I finally sat down to write The Trouble with Half a Moon , I knew I wanted to give that little boy a chance for a good life. I realized right away that I needed someone brave enough to step up and help Corey and that’s where Dellie came in. Not only is she courageous but she was able to reach beyond her own hard times in order to help save him. The response from my teen readers has been goose bump inducing! The greatest thing I’ve heard from several students was ...

ALA 2011: Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon, authors of Zora and Me with Editor Mary Lee Donovan Zora and Me , the young adult book written by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon received the 2011 Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent award.  Congratulations to the authors!  Check out my earlier blog post on this wonderful book .  Zora and Me by Victoria Bond & T.R. Simon I'm a huge fan of Zora Neale Hurston and I applaud the authors on their research and re-imagining Hurston's life as a young girl.   The authors attended the 2011 ALA Conference where they received the King-Steptoe honor.  The late John Steptoe was a brilliant and award winning illustrator of children's books.  His son, Javaka Steptoe continues his legacy as an illustrator. ALA 2011: Editor Andrea Davis Pinkney and Drawing from Memory author Allen Say ALA is one of the esteemed literary events where authors, educators, librarians, editors and other publishing profess...