Chekwube O. Danladi is the author of Semiotics (Georgia, 2020), selected by Evie Shockley as the winner of the 2019 Cave Canem Poetry Prize. Her chapbook, Take Me Back, was included in the New-Generation African Poets: Nne boxset.
Adam Tavel is the author of six books of poetry, including two recent collections: Rubble Square (Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2022) and Green Regalia (Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2022).
Teri Ellen Cross Davis is the author of a more perfect Union, (winner of the 2019 Journal/Charles B. Wheeler Poetry Prize, Mad Creek Books) and Haint, (winner of the 2017 Ohioana Book Award for Poetry, Gival Press, 2016). She was awarded the Poetry Society of America's 2020 Robert H. Winner Memorial Award and is the recipient of grants from the Sustainable Arts Foundation and The Freya Project.
Tara A. Elliott’s poems have appeared in many journals, including The TAOS International Journal of Poetry & Art, The American Journal of Poetry, Stirring, Wildness (UK), Gargoyle, The Shore, The Storms (UK), and Ninth Letter. Executive Director of Eastern Shore Writers Association (ESWA), she is also the founder and director of Salisbury Poetry Week, and the chair of the annual Bay to Ocean Writers Conference (BTO). The 2018 recipient of Maryland Humanities' Christine D.
Tomas Payne is not just a photographer, but an individual that has the ability to freeze time. He tries not to just capture images, but use photography as a medium to tell a story. Invoking emotions from those who view his work while pushing viewers that awe over an image and immense themselves fully into the scene. Since his freshman year of high school, Tomas’s camera never left his side, instead he used the time to turn his hobby into a passion. Capturing images for performer from the Washington Metropolitan Area, Non-profits, and activist.
Katrina Doreen resides in Cecil County. She works with watercolors, oil, and photography. She is a former student of Cecil College and is currently studying multimedia design at Penn State University.
Eric Fernandez is a multi-talented artist, graphic designer, and writer who specializes in creating imagery according to a client's vision. In order to express his individuality and determination, he always tries to create his own unique way of doing things. He found his passion for the arts in high school, where Eric wrote poetry that was published in multiple publications such as Susquehanna Life Magazine. This opportunity kickstarted his pursuit of the arts by affirming that he could make something renowned through his hard work and dedication to a craft.
Sainey Ceesay is the 2021 Prince George’s County Youth Poet Laureate. Her poetry touches on mental health, blackness, identity as a Gambian-American, gender issues, and social injustice. She seeks to find and build community through her poetry and encourage others to write. Sainey is a facilitating teaching artist to young children and teens, helping them to create poems that illustrate personal narratives and find healing in the art of poetry.
I am a community-engaged educator who believes in creating sustainable partnerships within and outside the academy that meet community needs, honor lived experience, and support students in asking: Who am I, what do I stand for, and how do I contribute to the well-being of the many communities that I intersect with? I also believe that religious communities are a powerful resource in co-creating a just, ethical and vibrant civic space. I direct the Program in Islamic Studies at Johns Hopkins University and lead a grant on community-engaged pedagogy in Islamic Studies.
Requiem for Twenty-Twenty
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Year: 2020
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