Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets & Emcees - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0971905231 ISBN 13: 9780971905238

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Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets & Emcees is a cross-generational volume of poetry, featuring the work of 50 thought provoking and inspirational women writers, lyricists and spoken word artists from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Check the Rhyme features eighteen chapters, revealing poetry that is a representation of both emerging and established poets who write on a variety of themes including: beauty and self esteem; empowerment for youth; hip hop culture; love relationships; the memory and meaning of home; the state of our society; Hurricane Katrina’s impact; artistic and political contributions of legendary artists; healing from violence; family and motherhood; jazz music; Black history; and spirituality. The pages of Check the Rhyme are filled with insights, experiences and challenges of women who walk the warrior path, intending to shape the world with the passion that fuels their dreams.

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Poet, educator, author, speaker, publisher and performance artist DuEwa M. Frazier began making her mark as a poet, in Summer 1999 when she featured at the Multi-State Poetry Slam in Philadelphia, PA. Since then DuEwa has been called a "gifted and conscious performing poet" and "one of the illest wordsmiths breathing!" Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, this young artist has featured at slam venues, colleges, festivals, public schools, museums and other institutions including: Bowery Poetry Club and the famed Nuyorican Poet’s Café (NYC), Bohemian Caverns(DC), Howard University, Legacy Bookstore & Café (St. Louis), Temple University, October Gallery (Philadelphia), Indianapolis Book Festival, Museum of Afro-American Art(Boston), West Virginia Wesleyan College, and others. DuEwa earned the B.A. degree in English at Hampton University and the M.S.Ed. degree in Curriculum & Teaching at Fordham University.

As a speaker she has featured on panels (Temple University’s Sisters Defining Sisters Conference, African Voices Magazine’s Cultural Circle Conference and Sista Cypher: Battling a Bad Rap Hip Hop Panel) relating to self-publishing and hip hop media. Her reach as a dynamic artist is also felt through literature and publishing as she is Founder/CEO of Lit Noire Publishing and the producer of Word Canvas open mic poetry events in New York City. Frazier is the author of two favorably reviewed volumes of poetry: Shedding Light From My Journeys and Stardust Tracks on a Road. She is the Editor of the anthology, Check the Rhyme: An Anthology of Female Poets & Emcees (July 2006), featuring the work of fifty internationally/nationally known women poets including Queen Sheba, Karen Gibson Roc, Kimmika L.H. Williams-Witherspoon, Aya de Leon, Ellen Hagan and others.

As a performer and actress, Frazier wrote and performed her first one-woman dramatic play at The Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe, titled "Flash Femininity" a play which presents themes and lessons relating to: women in hip hop, community upliftment, the war in Iraq, Black women and HIV/AIDS and cultural art. In 2005 she featured in the documentary arts film "Rhyme and Reason" with Abiodun Oyewole (The Last Poets), Taylor Mali, Danny Simmons and other notable artists. Her spoken word track "Lyrcial Eye Candy" featured on the CD compilation "Flobonics Floetry Mix Vol. 1." DuEwa continues to strive to make her mark as a progressive and inspirational artist. She resides in New York.

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• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0971905231
• ISBN 13: 9780971905238
• Einband: Taschenbuch
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