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All the Songs We Sing

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Carolina African American Writers' Collective

Lenard D Moore editor Jaki Shelton Green editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John F Blair Publisher

Published:18th Jun '20

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Key writers will hold workshops supported by grant-making arts organizations, NC Writers Network will feature anthology contributors at its spring conference. Tour in Triangle and Triad

An anthology celebrating twenty-five years of the Carolina African American Writers’ Collective edited by founder Lenard D. Moore."An expansive spectrum of literary purpose and aesthetics that shine fiercely" —from the introduction by Jaki Shelton Green, North Carolina Poet Laureate The Carolina African American Writers’ Collective celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary with All the Songs We Sing, an anthology of works by members of the Collective, edited by its founder, Lenard D. Moore. North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green introduces the anthology, which includes works by Lenard D. Moore, Bridgette A. Lacy, Crystal Simone Smith, Evie Shockley, Camille T. Dungy, Carole Boston Weatherford, and many others. Individually, these poems, stories, and essays have helped these Carolinians voice their experiences, remind us of our history, and insist on change, and gathered together, their chorus is turned all the way up and demands to be heard. These writers have shaped the modern literary landscape of the Carolinas for the last twenty-five years and will continue to influence and inspire African-American writers for generations to come.

"All The Songs We Sing is a complex, nuanced ballad, an important ensemble of voices worth listening to and spending careful time with. The artists of the Carolina African American Writers’ Collective have not only brought the noise, they’ve brought the music."—Southern Review of Books "All the Songs We Sing dazzles in scope and variety, highlighting the expansive talents of African American storytellers and poets from the Carolinas...This anthology contains a triumphant choir of stories, essays, and poems that sing from their guts...An expansive and poignant harmony of Black poets and writers that will inspire and uplift any reader wanting to listen."—Lindsay Lake, Raleigh Review

ISBN: 9781949467338

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224 pages