Join R. Lee Gordon as he welcomes Author, Professor Zetta Elliott on The Gist of Freedom show. Born in Canada, Zetta Elliott has spent the past fourteen years studying, writing, and teaching in the U.S. Tonight Zetta will discuss her children's books "Bird" and "A Wish After Midnight".

Fifteen-year old Genna Colon, in the book "A Wish After Midnight" believes wishes can come true.When Genna flees into the garden late one night, she makes a fateful wish and finds herself instantly transported back in time to Civil War-era Brooklyn.

Zetta will also give us a peek into her world of poetry. Published in the Cave Canem anthology,Check the Rhyme: an Anthology of Female Poets and Emcees. She wo