Nerdacity Podcast with DuEwa Frazier

Produced by DuEwa World - Consulting + Bookings http://www.duewaworld.com Ep. 29 DuEwa interviewed Marilyn Nelson, award winning poet, children's/YA writer, and author of the new children's book Papa's Free Day Party (April 2021, Just Us Books). Marilyn discussed her writing life and read an excerpt of Papa's Free Day Party. Visit www.justusbooks.com for more information on this new title. 

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BIO

Marilyn Nelson is the author or translator of more than 20 books and chapbooks for adults and children. Her critically acclaimed books for young readers include A Wreath for Emmett Till, Fortune’s Bones, Carver: A Life in Poems, a Newbery Honor Book and recipient of the Boston Globe/Hornbook and the Fiora Stieglitz Straus Awards. Her memoir, How I Discovered Poetry, is a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and was named one of NPR’s Best Books of 2014. A three-time finalist for the National Book Award, her many honors include the Frost Medal, the NSK Neustadt Award and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. She was Poet Laureate of Connecticut, 2001 - 2006.

Produced by DuEwa World - Consulting + Bookings http://www.duewaworld.com Ep. 28 DuEwa interviewed Dr. Malika Grayson author of Hooded: A Black Girl's Guide to the PhD. Dr. Grayson discussed her new book, her mentorship of Black women pursuing PhDs, and her creation of STEMinist Empowered LLC. Visit www.malikagrayson.com. 

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Dr. Malika Grayson is the founder of STEMinist Empowered LLC. An organization focused  on the empowerment of Women of Color who pursue graduate degrees through personal  statement reviews and graduate mentorship. A Fortune 100 global speaker, bestselling  author, and mechanical engineer. She has given dozens of workshops and keynotes and  is the recipient of many honors including Zellman Warhaft Commitment to Diversity  Award, National Society of Black Engineers – Mike Shin Award for Distinguished Member  of the Year, Adelphi University’s Top 10 Alumni Under 10 and BEYA STEM’s Modern Day  Technology Leader. Her work in STEM has led to her being named one of Trinidad and  Tobago’s 40 Under 40 Youth Influencers by the country’s Ministry of Youth and Sports  Affairs. She is also the author of the best-selling book "Hooded: A Black Girl's Guide to the  PhD" and has been featured in a number of publications and books including US Black  Engineer and Information Technology magazine, Radiations magazine the Wall of  Wonder. Her main keynotes and workshops are based on her experiences both in  academia and industry and focus on: Networking for Mentoring, Canceling Imposter  Syndrome, Navigating the Impossible, Success through Resilience, and Diversity,  Inclusion and Representation In STEM. She has given keynotes globally at numerous  schools, universities, and organizations, and remains passionate about sharing her  experiences to encourage others on their STEM journey.

Produced by DuEwa World - Consulting + Bookings http://www.duewaworld.com Ep. 27 DuEwa interviewed Danette Vigilante, author of the forthcoming middle grade novel, Tia Lugo Speaks No Evil. Danette discussed her writing life and read an excerpt of her new novel. Visit www.danettevigilante.com. 

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Danette Vigilante grew up in the Red Hook Houses in Brooklyn, New York. She continues to live in NYC with her family and sweet pup, Luna. One day she hopes to move to a place where the sun is always shining, and the air is warm. Danette is the author of TIA LUGO SPEAKS NO EVIL, THE TROUBLE WITH HALF A MOON, a 2012-2013 Sunshine State Young Readers award nominee, and SAVING BABY DOE, a 2014 pick for the New York Public Library 100 titles for Reading and Sharing list. Danette encourages literacy in her community via a Little Free Library installed on her front lawn.

Celebrating National Poetry Month! Produced by DuEwa World - Consulting + Bookings http://www.duewaworld.com

Ep. 26 DuEwa interviews award winning poet Tyehimba Jess. Tyehimba discusses his prize winning books, Leadbelly (2005) and Olio (2016). 

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Tyehimba Jess is the author of two books of poetry, Leadbelly and Olio. Olio won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, The Midland Society Author’s Award in Poetry, and received an Outstanding Contribution to Publishing Citation from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.  It was also nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN Jean Stein Book Award, and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award.  Leadbelly was a winner of the 2004 National Poetry Series. The Library Journal and Black Issues Book Review both named it one of the “Best Poetry Books of 2005.”

Jess, a Cave Canem and NYU Alumni, received a 2004 Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and was a 2004–2005 Winter Fellow at the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center. Jess is also a veteran of the 2000 and 2001 Green Mill Poetry Slam Team, and won a 2000–2001 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship in Poetry, the 2001 Chicago Sun-Times Poetry Award, and a 2006 Whiting Fellowship. He presented his poetry at the 2011 TedX Nashville Conference and won a 2016 Lannan Literary Award in Poetry. He received a Guggenheim fellowship in 2018. Jess is a Professor of English at College of Staten Island.

Jess' fiction and poetry have appeared in many journals, as well as anthologies such as Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry, Beyond The Frontier: African American Poetry for the Twenty-First Century, Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature and Art, Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam, Power Lines: Ten Years of Poetry from Chicago's Guild Complex, and Slam: The Art of Performance Poetry.

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Produced by DuEwa World - Consulting + Bookings http://www.duewaworld.com Ep. 25 DuEwa interviewed poet and performer Mazaré. Mazaré’s latest project is a spoken word poetry album titled RAW HONEY. Visit her website to get a copy of her album at Mazare.net. 

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Mazaré is a spoken word poet hailing from Durham, NC who describes herself as raw honey, "a teaspoon of brutal truth fresh from the comb--bold and thick with sweet." She received her writing training from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill where she studied English and Creative Writing. Mazaré presents her poetry everywhere from coffee shops to concerts and conferences. Most notably, she performed at the Parliament of the World’s Religions (2018) in Toronto, Canada before 8,000+ people from 81 countries around the globe. She delights in facilitating experiences where people grow in self-awareness and move further along the paths of healing and growth. Leading workshops that help writers identify their unique literary voice and cultivate their technical writing skills is one of her favorite endeavors. Mazaré's spoken word album Raw Honey features poetry about faith, her experience as an African-American, her love for words, and more.

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Ep. 24 DuEwa interviews San Francisco Poet Laureate and award-winning poet, Tongo Eisen-Martin. Tongo discussed his journey as a poet who hails from San Francisco. Tongo discussed his forthcoming book, BLOOD ON THE FOG (Fall 2021, City Lights Books). Visit www.citylights.com to PRE-ORDER Tongo's new book. Follow Tongo on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Tongo Eisen-Martin, originally from San Francisco, is a poet, movement worker, and educator. His book titled, "Someone's Dead Already" was nominated for a California Book Award. His latest book "Heaven Is All Goodbyes" was published by the City Lights Pocket Poets series, was shortlisted for the Griffins Poetry Prize and won a California Book Award and an American Book Award. His forthcoming book “Blood On The Fog” is being released this fall in the City Lights Pocket Poets series. He is San Francisco’s eighth poet laureate.

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Ep. 23 DuEwa interviews poet Curtis L. Crisler. His latest collection of poems is Indiana Nocturnes, co - authored with Kevin A. McKelvey. Curtis discusses his writing life, creating through the pandemic, his previous works, and his collaboration with Kevin A. McKelvey for this latest work. He also reads poems "You Bring Out the Woman in Me," "January (for Ruby)," and  "Sleeper Cells (A Father Implants Life Maps) for Dwayne and Roger."  Visit www.poetcrisler.com and indiananocturnes.org for more information.

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Curtis L. Crisler was born and raised in Gary, Indiana. He received a BA in English, with a minor in Theatre, from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), and he received an MFA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

His poetry books: Indiana Nocturnes with Kevin A. McKelvey (Nebo Publishing),  Don’t Moan So Much (Stevie): A Poetry Musiquarium (Kattywompus Press) and “This” Ameri-can-ah (Cherry Castle Publishing). His recent poetry chapbook Black Achilles (Accents Publishing) was released in 2015. His previous books are Pulling Scabs (nominated for a Pushcart), Tough Boy Sonatas (YA), and Dreamist: a mixed-genre novel (YA). Other chapbooks are Wonderkind (nominated for a Pushcart), Soundtrack to Latchkey Boy, and Spill (which won the 2008 Keyhole Chapbook Award).

He is the recipient of a residency from the City of Asylum/Pittsburgh (COA/P), the recipient of fellowships from Cave Canem, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA), Soul Mountain, a guest resident at Hamline University, and a guest resident at Words on the Go (Indianapolis). Crisler received a Library Scholars Grant Award, Indiana Arts Commission Grants, Eric Hoffer Awards, the Sterling Plumpp First Voices Poetry Award, and he was nominated for the Eliot Rosewater Award and the Jessie Redmon Fauset Book Award. His poetry has been adapted to theatrical productions in New York and Chicago, and he has been published in a variety of magazines, journals, and anthologies. He edited the nonfiction book, Leaving Me Behind: Writing a new me, on the Summer Bridge experience at IPFW. He’s been a Contributing Poetry Editor for Aquarius Press, and one of the Poetry Editors for Human Equity through Art (HEArt). Crisler is an Associate Professor of English at IPFW.

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Produced by DuEwa World - Consulting + Bookings http://www.duewaworld.com Ep. 22 DuEwa interviews award winning poet, editor, professor, children's and nonfiction author, Quincy Troupe for a #FocusedFriday edition. 

Quincy discussed his forthcoming collection of poetry, DUENDE: Poems 1966 - Now. He also shared his journey from his life in St. Louis, to his artistic beginnings in California, to his life in the arts in New York City. Quincy talked about his relationship with the late, jazz legend Miles Davis and his writings on the notable musician. He also read a sample of poems. 

Visit www.sevenstories.com for news on Quincy's forthcoming book DUENDE. Also connect with Quincy Troupe on Facebook and via email at [email protected]. 

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Quincy Troupe is the author of 20 books, including 10 volumes of poetry and

three children’s books. His awards include the Paterson Award for Sustained Literary

Achievement Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award, a 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award

from Furious Flower, and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Award, January 25, 2018, in Detroit, Michigan. His writings have been translated into

over 30 languages.

Seven Stories Press will publish a new collection of Troupe’s poetry, titled Duende

Poems: 1966–Now in the fall of 2021 and his memoir, The Accordion Years the

following year in 2022. A major motion pictured based on Troupe’s memoir, miles &

me, is also scheduled to go into production in the fall of 2021. Currently, Quincy Troupe

is poetry editor of A Gathering of the Tribes and contributing editor to Konch, two online literary journals. 

Visit www.QuincyTroupe.com

Produced by DuEwa World - Consulting + Bookings http://www.duewaworld.com Ep. 21 Dr. DuEwa Frazier, Ed.D. talks to a youth book club about her latest books and creative life.  The theme of her talk is Dreams & Poetry. DuEwa asks students, "What is one step you took to get to something that you love?" 

DuEwa reads an excerpt of her children's book Alice's Musical Debut, a story that reimagines one day in the early childhood of the late, notable jazz harpist, composer, pianist, and organized, Alice Coltrane (wife of jazz great John Coltrane). She also reads poems from her poetry collections including Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets & Emcees (nominated for an NAACP Image Award) and Shedding Light From My Journeys (poem "Us Creative Women). Young reader participants shared their thoughts.

Visit www.duewaworld.com and www.litnoirepublishing.co for more information on her books and creative life. 

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Produced by DuEwa World - Consulting + Bookings http://www.duewaworld.com Ep. 20 DuEwa discusses the new Netflix film "Malcolm & Marie" starring John David Washington as "Malcolm" and Zendaya as "Marie."

She recaps some of the scenes and discusses the over the top tension between the two characters. Malcolm receives an award for his filmmaking but Marie is not happy because he didn't thank her. The rest of the film flows from there but at times it's difficult to watch. If you're going to watch, watch until the very end.

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