Podcast appearances and mentions of Lenard D Moore

Listen: On Apple, Spotify, Google, and moreRead: a selection of haiku by Lenard D. Moore at the North Carolina Haiku SocietyLenard D. Moore is an internationally acclaimed poet and anthologist. His literary works have been published in more than sixteen countries and translated into more than twelve languages.His poems, essays, short stories and book reviews have appeared in more than 400 publications. His poems have appeared in more than 100 anthologies.  He has taught Creative Writing and African American Literature.  He is a U.S. Army Veteran.  Moore is the author of Long Rain; The Geography Of Jazz; A Temple Looming; Desert Storm: A Brief History; Forever Home; The Open Eye, among other books.  He is the editor of All The Songs We Sing; One Window's Light: A Collection of Haiku, and other books.  He has collaborated with poets, visual arts, musicians and dancers on several projects.  He is the founder and executive director of the Carolina African American Writers' Collective and co-founder of the Washington Street Writers Group. He also is the longtime Executive Chairman of the North Carolina Haiku Society.  He is the First African American President of the Haiku Society of America, serving two terms. Among his numerous awards are the North Carolina Award for Literature; Furious Flower Laureate Ring; Haiku Museum of Tokyo Award; Margaret Walker Creative Writing Award; Cave Canem Fellowships, and a Soul Mountain Retreat Fellowship.  He earned his Master of Arts in English and African American Literature, from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He also earned his Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with a minor in English (Magna Cum Laude) from Shaw University.Purchase: Long Rain (Wet Cement Press, 2021) and The Geography of Jazz (Blair, 2018)

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!  1. Lenard D. Moore, "Long Rain," and Earl S. Braggs, "A Boy Named Boy," join us to talk about their latest works. If you are in their vicinity, there is an opportunity to meet the authors, Sat., Sept. 25, at Quail Ridge Books, 4209-100 Lassiter Mill Road, Raleigh, NC 27609. (Mr. Braggs is not able to join us. We hope he feels better soon.) 2. PlayGround is having a Gala Celebration of 20 years of the June Ann Baker Prize honorees 2002-2021, Monday, Sept. 20, 6-8 p.m. in person and online.  Joining us are Genevieve Jessee, Rachel Bublitz, Evelyn Jean Pine and Jim Kleinmann, PG co-founder, director, arts administrator.   

Since 1987, March has been recognized as Women's History Month. This month, I want to introduce you to some women who are making history as they garden. Some are well known only in their communities and others are merely familiar faces who are a part of my world...that I think you might want to know. First up - Tam In The Garden. A virtual friend who s building her community through gardening. Tam has quietly entered the digital space and is stepping out on FAITH to keep it real and encourage others to garden. On Instagram, you can find her @taminthgarden A great book of poetry, Black Nature, is where I found the poem, Postcard to an Ecologist, by Lenard D. Moore. This is an amazing book with a collection of poems by African American poets. I ask that you continue to follow me: Https://www.cottageinthecourt.com...Instagram and Twitter: @cottageincourt...Facebook: CottageInTheCourt, and sometimes on Medium: Cottage In The Court If you would like to stay in the know, please subscribe to Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts or Pandora Podcasts. In the meantime...garden like you mean it! Teri, Cottage In The Court #gardencomm

Twenty-five years ago, renowned poet Lenard D. Moore invited a group of his peers into his basement for a session of writing critique. That monthly gathering evolved into the Carolina African American Writers' Collective , which has supported over 60 writers across a variety of styles through their careers.

1. Living at the intersection of Blackness, womanhood, art, and activism, Nia McAllister is a Bay Area born poet, avid reader, and environmental justice advocate. She is the host and curator of the monthly open mic series at the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) in San Francisco, where she is the Visitor Experience Manager. Through her work, Nia is dedicated to creating literary platforms for writers of the African Diaspora to be seen, read, and represented. Nia’s poetry has been featured on Poets of Color Podcast and the Nomadic Press Dial-a-Poet series. In her free time, she can be found performing at Open Mics, writing outdoors, and taking care of her plants. 2. Lenard D. Moore is a poet, fiction writer, essayist, book reviewer, public speaker, photographer, and the author and/or editor or co-editor of several books, including All The Songs We Sing (Blair, 2020), The Geography Of Jazz (Blair, 2020), One Window’s Light (Unicorn Press, 2017), and A Temple Looming (WordTech Editions, 2008). His literary works have appeared in African American Review, Agni, Callaloo, Colorado Review, North American Review, North Dakota Quarterly, Obsidian, Prairie Schooner, and Valley Voices.  He is the founder and executive director of the Carolina African American Writers’ Collective and co-founder of the Washington Street Writers Group.  He is recipient of several awards, including the North Carolina Award for Literature (2014); Haiku Museum of Tokyo Award (2003, 1994, and 1983); and Margaret Walker Creative Writing Award (1997).  

LENARD D. MOORE received the North Carolina Award for Literature, the state’s highest civilian honor, in 2014. Founder and Executive … More

Crystal Simone Smith, poet and Managing Editor of Backbone Press,  discusses her new chapbook, “Running Music” (Longleaf Press, 2014) which explores her experiences as a  runner, family, and grief. As one who began writing professionally as an adult, Smith says, “It’s never too late to find poetry.” Podcast Notes: Crystal Simone Smith was raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland and educated in North Carolina at Bennett College, UNC-Greensboro, and Queens University of Charlotte. She is also Managing Editor for Backbone Press and currently lives in Durham, NC, where she teaches Composition and Creative Writing. http://crystalsimonesmith.com Resources Warren Wilson Low Residency MFA: http://www.wwcmfa.orgThe Sun Magazine: http://thesunmagazine.org Inspirational Poets Lucille Clifton: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/lucille-clifton Sharon Olds: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/sharon-olds Publications Routes Home (Finishing Line Press) by Crystal Simone Smith Finishing Line Press: https://finishinglinepress.com Running Music (Longleaf Press) by Crystal Simone SmithLongleaf Press: http://www.methodist.edu/longleaf/index.htm  Haiku Poetry Form Lenard D. Moore, poet: http://www.hsa-haiku.org/member/Meet-LenardMoore.htm Haiku Society of America: http://www.hsa-haiku.org  Inspirational Poetry “Mother to Son” Langston Hughes: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/177021 Blacks by Gwendolyn Brooks: http://www.amazon.com/Blacks-Gwendolyn-Brooks/dp/0883781050  Crystal’s Book Recommendations Mother Love by Rita Dove: http://books.wwnorton.com/books/Mother-Love/ Sonnet form: http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/poetic-form-sonnet What Work Is by Philip Levine http://knopfdoubleday.com/book/100554/what-work-is/  North Carolina Poetry Networks North Carolina Poetry Society: http://www.ncpoetrysociety.org  Producers: Ray Crampton and Abigail Browning Produced by: tatestreet.orghttp://tatestreet.org Music Provided by: Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five featuring Hilary Alexanderhttp://www.campusfive.com Podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tatestreetorg Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/tatestreetorg Podcast Email: mailto:writeus@tatestreet.org