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Kalisha Buckhanon: Interview
With the release of her new book, Solemn, we revisit Kalisha Buckhanon’s interview with Tara Betts, which appeared in Mosaic #23 in fall 2008. ——————————————- When I was growing up in Kankakee, Illinois, Kalisha Buckhanon and I crossed paths in so many ways. We were both looking for ways to accomplish something. When I was…
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Mosaic 27
Issue 27 09/2011 Interview Tiphanie Yanique by Kim Coleman Foote Tara Betts by Nicole Sealey John Murillo by Adisa Vera Beatty Excerpt “The Saving Work” from How to Escape from a Leper Colony by Tiphanie Yanique Poetry When He Proposed by Tara Betts Belinda “Azucar” Gonzalez by Tara Betts Ode to Incense by Tara Betts Enter the Dragon/…
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Tara Betts in Fort Greene Park
July 21, 2011 – As part of the GreenLeaf Jazz and Spoken Word series, http://fortgreenepark.org/, which happens every week in Fort Greene Park, BK NYC, poet Tara Betts joined The Charlie Burnham Trio for a mix of music and verse. The ensemble, performed several numbers before an appreciative and hot (98 degrees) crowd. View event…
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Tara Betts: Interview
Tara Betts Interview with Nicole Sealey Named one of Essence magazine’s 40 Favorite Poets, alongside Gwendolyn Brooks, Lucille Clifton, Suheir Hammad, Tracey K. Smith and others, it is simply impossible not to like poet Tara Betts.
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Mosaic 23
12/2008 The Holistic Writer: An Interview with Kalisha Buckhanon by Tara BettsHealing Words: an Interview with Opal Palmer Adisa by D. Scot Miller The Darker Mask Allegory for a New Literature by Christopher Chambers Excerpt Conception by Kalisha Buckhanon Poems by Opal Palmer Adisa Breaking Point I Breaking Point IV Reviews Conduit: Poems by Khadijah Queen Gentleman…
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Mosaic 20
10/2007 Embracing Traditions: An interview with Tayari Jones Deemed one of the best writers of our generation, Tayari Jones discusses writing, the South, and her novels The Untelling and Leaving Atlanta. by Nicole Sealey Bits of Wisdom: A Conversation with J. California Cooper Beloved by readers throughout the world, J. California Cooper tells us how she feels about…
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Mosaic 11
09/2001 Country Grammar Poet Nikky Finney talks about her southern roots and the poetry she writes. by Tara Betts Criminal Minded Before Walter Mosley, Colson Whitehead or Valerie Wilson Wesley there was Chester Himes. His novels have been signatures of Black crime noir novels. by Michael Marsh Assata Revisited Exiled in Cuba, Assata Shakur‘s shadow…
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Mosaic 8
04/2000 The Souls of Black Folk Mosaic profiled nine writers who will make a difference in what we read for years to come: asha bandele, Brian Keith Jackson, Glenville Lovell, Shay Youngblood, Natasha Tarpley, Philippe Wamba, Joan Morgan-Murray, Farai Chideya, and Nikky Finney. asha bandele by Tara BettsFarai Chideya by Cynthia RayNikky Finney by Tara BettsBrian Keith Jackson by Damion ManningsGlenville Lovell by…
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Mosaic 5
04/1999 E. Lynn Harris: Abide By Him With his latest book Abide With Me E. Lynn Harris sits down to discuss his life as one of today’s top writers. by Renee Michel Lee Meadows by Mo Fleming Getting Hooked bell hooks is one of today’s most prolific writers onrace and culture. Here we find out…
