29 Ways to Drown reviewed in The Sun
Niki Aguirre's debut 29 Ways to Drown which was recently longlisted for the Frank O'Connor Short Story Prize, has just been reviewed in The Sun newspaper of May 9, 2008. The full review is reproduced below:
This debut novel is a collection of short stories which is perfect to dip in and out of at your leisure. Each tale takes us to a different country, spanning London to America. Along the way we meet a beautiful woman trapped in a marriage because her husband is so determined that money is the only thing of importance, a man who is at his happiest in his shed writing a story he knows he will never finish and a woman who is terrified of the rain after a traumatic experience during her childhood. Aguirre has an amazing imagination and each story is individual and thought-provoking. This collection of tales is perfect bedtime fodder. – Natasha Harding, The Sun
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Work from flipped eye poets to appear in stage show
Poems from Truth Thomas (author of
Party of Black) and avery r. young (whose poems appear in
A Storm Between Fingers) have been incorporated into a stage show, which will appear at Harlem's National Black Theatre from March 19-22, 2008. We congratulate them and pray for movies next :) Details below:
March, 19 2008 at Fingernails Across the Chalkboard @ National Black Theatre
2031-33 National Black Theatre Way, Harlem, New York 10035
Cost : $10
This ground-breaking anthology dealing with HIV & AIDS in the African American community has been adapted for the stage and will appear at Harlem's own National Black Theater from March 19-22. Each show takes place at 7:30 p.m. The theatre is located at 2031-33 National Black Theatre Way, Fifth Avenue between 126th & 127th Streets. Poems by Tara Betts, Alan King, avery r. young, Evie Shockley, Lamont B. Steptoe, Melanie Henderson, Ebony Golden, Fred Joiner, Dwayne Betts, Myronn Hardy, Duriel Harris, Tony Medina, Truth Thomas, Arisa White and others will be a part of this production with Kraven Seneca: The Company. Tickets are $10.00. For reservations and tickets call 718-960-6087.
Dance the Guns poet, Lisa Suhair Majaj featured on IMEU website
Text: Widely-published Palestinian-American poet and scholar Lisa Suhair Majaj was captivated by poetry at a young age. "I wrote poems for the school magazine as early as second grade," she says. "I remember the excitement of discovering that words could convey both visual images and feelings, and that they could take on substance on the page."
Born in Iowa in 1960, Majaj grew up in Jordan...
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PBS feature - again!
We are pleased to announce that Denise Saul's
White Narcissi has been chosen as the PBS featured pamphlet for Winter 2007. This is the second PBS selection for the groundbreaking mouthmark series, which had its first with Jacob Sam-La Rose's
Communion. More news and press release soon...
