Elm City LIT Fest

LITFest Founder IfeMichelle Gardin in conversation with Playwright  & Author Odell Montgomery Cooper on her play, book and coping process. 

LITFest Founder IfeMichelle Gardin in conversation with Connecticut based Poet / Author Sharika Forde about the origin of her body of work.

LITFest Founder IfeMichelle Gardin in conversation with Connecticut based Novelist Nicole Blades on her creative journey, the  intense liberation of her characters and the stories behind the novels.

** This video was pre-recorded **

KulturallyLIT / Elm City LITFest Founder, IfeMichelle Gardin and Poet Activist Abiodun Oyewole discuss the significance and effect the African Diaspora always prevalent in Global Culture.

https://www.abiodunoyewole.net/  (website)

@poet_abiodun (twitter)

@lastpoet_abiodun (instagram)

Like comics? Join Kulturally LIT founder Ife Michelle Gardin with Awntie J and Dr. Bill Foster as they give a preview of the LIT DiasporaCon coming soon to the New Haven area.

Canadian Author, Activist, Speaker and Teacher, Executive Director and Founder of Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) Jael Richardson AND Writer, Social Justice Warrior and Executive Director of Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation (VONA) Lisa D. Gray in conversation with  Artivist and Elm City LITFest Founder IfeMichelle Gardin on the Power of LITerature of the African Diaspora.   We will also discuss Jael’s books.  The dystopian novel Gutter Child, the memoir THE STONE THROWER: A DAUGHTER’S LESSONS, A FATHER’S LIFE and The Stone Thrower children's book.

http://www.jaelrichardson.com/

https://thefoldcanada.org/

https://www.vonavoices.org/ 

Poetry Performance and discussion on the release of Poet Sun Queen’s new book, her work and all the products of the Sun 

Join us in this exciting conversation between Dr. William Foster and Ms. Lucy Hurston - Niece of Ms. Zora Neale Hurston.

** Recorded Live at People Get READy Bookstore - September 12, 2021 **

LITFest Founder IfeMichelle Gardin and Editor/Radio Personality Babz Rawls-Ivy discuss and recite poetry and poets of the African Diaspora.

Discussion with Anna Nyakana, CT based Author Entrepreneur  on her children’s book series Niya Zuri and the journey as an Author Entrepreneur.

https://annanyakana.com/home

Anna Nyakana @Niyah_Zuri

https://www.instagram.com/niyah_zuri/

https://www.facebook.com/NiyahZuri

https://www.youtube.com/niyahzuri