In The Quacky Rappy Trash Book we meet Rappy Duck, an unusual duck who is unhappy about the piles of garbage people throw around his lake and everywhere in nature.
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A Review of Joyce Ash’s Beautiful Fire by Martin Jumbam
I thank Spears Media for giving me the opportunity to say a word or two on this award-winning book, Beautiful Fire. My presentation, which I intend to keep short and simple, is in two parts. In the first part, I talk about the author, not the traditional biodata (date of birth, schools attended, diplomas earned, etc.) No, I simply want to pay Dr. J. a debt of gratitude, which I have owed her for over a decade. In the second part, I zero in on her book, mainly on the title, which is what caught my attention most.
Read moreTanure Ojaide’s Narrow Escapes
Tanure Ojaide is a well-known Nigerian poet, but he is also the Frank Porter Graham Distinguished Professor of Africana Studies at UNC Charlotte. I met Tanure shortly after he came to UNC Charlotte in 1990, but it was not until last year that our mutual interest in poetry intersected.
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In celebration of National Poetry Month, we will profile all our poets, celebrate their poetry and books and build excitement for our second annual Spears Poetry Festival slated for November 2021!
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