National Black Black Poetry Day Continues | S2E2
Celebration of National Black Poetry Day October 2021.
LITFest Founder IfeMichelle Gardin and Editor/Radio Personality Babz Rawls-Ivy discuss and recite poetry and poets of the African Diaspora.
Babz Rawls Ivy
Lover of all things New Haven!
Daily morning personality! Producer of LoveBabz LoveTALK 103.5 WNHH
Editor-in-chief, The Inner-City News
Babz is a patron of the arts! Serving on The Long Wharf Theater Board, as well as the Chair of the Greater New Haven Arts Council.
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Authors and Diaspora LIT Directors: Jael Richardson, Lisa D. Gray & I…
Canadian Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD), Voices of Our Nation (VONA) Executive Directors and Authors on the significance of LIT of the Diaspora
**BONUS** Poet, Author, Educator Marilyn Nelson Book Release
In this SPECIAL EPISODE Elm City LIT Fest welcomes our friends from People Get Ready Book Store as they celebrate with poet, author, and educator Marilyn Nelson on the release of her new book "Papa's Free Day Party"
Hip Hop Studies & Activism
Discussion with Dr. Don Sawyer III on his work in the sociological study of Hip Hop Culture and his contribution to the book Hip Hop and Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline
Pearl & Her Gee’s Bend Quilt
Discussion with Author Tangular Irby about her book “ Pearl and her Gee’s Bend Quilt”
It’s Black Noir; Let’s talk mystery, thriller and intrigue
Kenji Jasper and Christopher Chambers will discuss their books and the genre of Black Noir with Lisa Gray and Elm City LIT Fest Team: Ife, Emalie and Shamaine
Locked Grey Linked Blue
Kem Joy Okwu will discuss her inspiration for the inspirational stories she shares.
Introducing: Tarell A. McCraney, Chair of Playwriting at the Yale Sch…
Tarell will share how his hometown of Miami, his time as a Yale School of Drama student learning under the wing of August Wilson/current role as a department chair at Yale School of Drama, and the racial trauma of COVID …
Kids Are LIT!
Discussion with Dr. John about starting Lauren Simone Publishing along with readings from 3 Authors represented by her company.