DuEwaWorld News! by DuEwa Frazier

On Sunday, April 6th I hosted Word Canvas presents Art. Love. Music. at Brooklyn's Rustik Tavern.  The event featured DuEwa Frazier (poet/performer), Rakiem Walker Project, Cheryl Boyce Taylor, Qurrat Kadwani, Radha MUSprime and Tai Allen. I was so excited about this event!  I have been performing, writing poetry and hosting my own signature events since 2002.  I founded Word Canvas in 2005, as a brand of performance events featuring musicians, poets and actors.  I take great pride and pleasure in curating events, bringing artists together and watching them come off without a hitch!   It was great to have a spring show with talented artists. DuEwa & Rakiem Walker @ Art. Love. Music. Cheryl Boyce Taylor is a notable poet and author who I've come to know and cherish, through her event series the Glitter Poemegranate Series.  I love when she performs with her Trini accent.  Her poems are smooth and bring back memories you wish you had...

Brooklyn Book Party! Last month, children's author Danette Vigilante held a book release party for her second young adult novel, Saving Baby Doe .  Friends, family and community members were in attendance for Danette's reading and book signing at BookCourt, a friendly community bookstore located in Brooklyn.  Danette's first book, The Trouble with Half a Moon received wide acclaim.  Check out photos from Danette's book party!  Supporters at the signing! Danette signing books!    Me with Danette and a young reader! This book party would not have been complete without  these cutie pie Saving Baby Doe cupcakes!     Saving Baby Doe (Putnam Juvenile, March 2014) Children's Author, Danette Vigilante About Saving Baby Doe Lionel and Anisa are the best of friends and have seen each other through some pretty tough times--Anisa's dad died and Lionel's dad  left, which is like a death for Lionel. T...

 Lauryn K. Alleyne (photo: Rachel Eliza Griffiths) Poet, Lauryn K. Alleyne's new book Difficult Fruit (February 2014), is the author's debut book!  Lauryn will be featured at the upcoming BOCAS Literary Festival, Trinidad and Tobago April 23rd - 28th.  V isit her website for more information. 

Bruised by Stacy-Deanne Sugar and Spice Press (January 5, 2014)  When Baltimore Homicide Detective Lisa Swanson and her partner Dee Quarter are called to investigate the murder of Ernest Juarez, Lisa meets wheelchair bound Jake Jenson, a man determined to find his best friend’s killer at all costs. Jake is instantly attracted to the standoffish Lisa yet can’t understand why Lisa keeps him at arm’s length. What Jake feels is resistance toward him, is really Lisa’s distrust of men caused by a previous relationship centered on domestic violence. Lisa desperately searches for Ernest’s killer while fighting her feelings for Jake and trying to mend the pain from her past. Jake just might be the man of Lisa’s dreams, but will she let shame and fear stand in the way of a new love? Available now at Sugar and Spice Press, Amazon , All Romance Ebooks, Barnes and Noble, and Bookstrand .

Goddess Under the Bridge: Poems  by DuEwa Frazier Goddess Under the Bridge: Poems is now available in Ebook formats!  Visit the following websites to purchase for your e-reader! Amazon Kindle B&N Nook Indigo (Kobo Edition) From the award nominated poet and author of Shedding Light From My Journeys, Stardust Tracks on a Road, Ten Marbles and a Bag to Put Them In and others, comes a new volume of powerful, inspirational poetry.  Goddess Under the Bridge DuEwa's fourth poetry collection is a meditation on the beautiful, the ugly, the passion, the struggle and reflection of the inner goddess looking out and reflecting the world.  The poems pay homage to Alice Coltrane, Suzan Lori Parks, Lucille Clifton, Pearl Cleage and other notable artists and thinkers.  Frazier's words shake and shout, rant and conjure moving and familiar images from the past, present and future of one's waking life.  The setting of these poems may be Harlem, St...

Drinking From a Bitter Cup by Angela Jackson Brown Order a copy of Drinking From A Bitter Cup right now at Amazon. Click here .   At Barnes and Noble. Click here .  The publisher's website, WiDo Publishing. Click here . Listen to Angela Jackson Brown's interview on Rhymes, Views & News Talk Radio !

Elinor Stutz had an amazing career in corporate sales for many years before embarking on a new journey, to become a speaker, author and CEO of her own company Smooth Sale .  Ms. Stutz shared a heartfelt experience during our November 21st radio interview on Rhymes, Views and News Talk Radio .  She experienced a painful health crisis that lead to a triumphant personal breakthrough and revision of her life purpose.  This interview further validated my belief that when we are in pain, when we are facing trials, it is the greatest time to revisit our life's purpose and make a new pact in order to decide how we will indeed impact others and the world around us in a more meaningful way.  Elinor chose to devote more time to helping others pursue their dreams. Listen to my radio interview with author of Inspired Business , Elinor Stutz and learn new tactics in communicating powerfully with others and developing your business brand!