Mary z. kunstweker's Blog (4)

Talking "White" is a collection of lyric poetry that takes a hard look at intra-cultural bullying within the African American community

With poems like "Ostracized" "Keeping it Real" and "The Post-Black Manifesto" Ma skillfully brings cultural identity politics to light. At the same time she honors literary ancestors including Langston Hughes, Jean Toomer and others in her own family who rose above their circumstances and overcame…

Everyone's excited about Maria James-Thiaw's recently finished manuscript which may turn out to be the big PostDada Press 2013 Blockbuster.

"Talking 'White' ", the latest release from postDada Media, will be available April 2013. This collection of poetry takes a hard look at the taboo subject of intra-cultural bullying that takes place within the black community, whether it's crabs-in-a-basket-syndrome, paper bag tests, or just colorism in all its forms.

Maria has…

Maria James-Thiaw PostDada debut is creating a Big Buzz this Spring 

It looks like James-Thiaw will make her first appearance with PostDada Press later this Spring. The collection, still coming together, and a bit hush-hush, will be named in conjunction with its release.…

John Destalo, his, Raw: Exposing the Untamed Mind, was released, earlier this year, by PostDada Press, is hosting a poetry workshop for the Midtown Poets Community Group which meets every Third Tuesday, 7-9pm

at the Midtown Scholar, one of "America's Great Independent Bookstores."

1302 North Third Street, Harrisburg PA 17102.

 

Emerging and established poets alike are encouraged to attend.

7:00 begins an hour of open forum poetry reading followed by an hour

of…