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Workshops | Fledgling
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Zetta Elliott's blog. I conduct readings, writing workshops, and “meet the author” power-point presentations in schools, libraries, and for non-profit organizations (read more about my teacher workshops here. A board member from Behind the Book. Observed one of my presentations and had this to say:. I am a NYC DOE vendor, and have a variety of workshops to meet your students’ needs. Contact me to schedule a reading or workshop: info [at] zettaelliott [dot] com. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. The Missing Pie...
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shut in/shut out | Fledgling
https://zettaelliott.wordpress.com/2014/10/25/shut-inshut-out
Zetta Elliott's blog. Laquo; be radical. October 25, 2014 by elliottzetta. By Xmas. I have my first BPL-sponsored school visit in a few days and since I’m no longer teaching, I have plenty of days when I don’t have to leave the house. Which is good when I’m writing, but not so good when I’m not. Yesterday I went up to the Society of Illustrators to see The Original Art. Show and the Leo and Diane Dillon retrospective. How many are women of color? How many artists had multiple submissions? I have to belie...
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What Jamaicans can do besides praying | LONG BENCH
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To draw long bench (v): to set aside time to have deliberate conversations about complex matters of consequence e.g. “‘tory deh fe tell but long bench nuh deh fe draw.” (Louise ‘Miss Lou’ Bennett). What Jamaicans can do besides praying. January 13, 2010. How much more can one country endure? 1 Contribute money to organisations that can make it go further than you can: Red Cross. Food for the Poor. 2 Know someone who has a yacht? Ask them to put it to use for this emergency situation. 8230;] Two bloggers ...
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Will the real Jamaican please stand up? (Jamaica Observer) | LONG BENCH
https://longbench.wordpress.com/2010/03/16/will-the-real-jamaican-please-stand-up-social-political-issues-jamaicaobserver-com
To draw long bench (v): to set aside time to have deliberate conversations about complex matters of consequence e.g. “‘tory deh fe tell but long bench nuh deh fe draw.” (Louise ‘Miss Lou’ Bennett). Will the real Jamaican please stand up? March 16, 2010. Will the real Jamaican please stand up? 8211; Social and Political Issues – JamaicaObserver.com. Good Piece, and I applaud it. What I object to, however, is the term “real Jamaican.” Who is a real Jamaican? One who can run really fast, or run really slow?
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Sorry fi Haiti but scorn Haitians | LONG BENCH
https://longbench.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/sorry-fi-haiti-but-scorn-haitians
To draw long bench (v): to set aside time to have deliberate conversations about complex matters of consequence e.g. “‘tory deh fe tell but long bench nuh deh fe draw.” (Louise ‘Miss Lou’ Bennett). Sorry fi Haiti but scorn Haitians. February 5, 2010. I wrote this a few days ago in response to Danville Walker’s letter to the editor published on Feb. 1 in the Gleaner. It wasn’t published, and since I am just remembering about it, thought I’d share it with you. Beneath all these arguments for protecting the...
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Dancing For the Devil | LONG BENCH
https://longbench.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/dancing-for-the-devil
To draw long bench (v): to set aside time to have deliberate conversations about complex matters of consequence e.g. “‘tory deh fe tell but long bench nuh deh fe draw.” (Louise ‘Miss Lou’ Bennett). Dancing For the Devil. June 10, 2010. I was responding to Agostinho’s. Post about the future of Passa-Passa, when it occurred to me that I should write some of my thoughts about the event on my own blog as well. (I wish I kept track of what I wrote on other people’s blogs; each was a post in itself! The ‘...
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medieval mix | Fledgling
https://zettaelliott.wordpress.com/2014/10/20/medieval-mix
Zetta Elliott's blog. Laquo; seed and source. October 20, 2014 by elliottzetta. Cover art by the Dillons for In Praise of Our Mothers and Fathers, Just Us Books (1997). I’ve started planning my annual low-key birthday celebration. This Brooklyn photography exhibit. Is on the list along with the Dillons’ retrospective. An Angel for Mariqua. Fox and Crow: a Christmas Tale. For a Thanksgiving release; if I can then start working on. I’ll publish that YA novel and. On October 31, 2014 at 2:57 pm. The Missing...
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a) political | Fledgling
https://zettaelliott.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/a-political
Zetta Elliott's blog. Quality, quantity, context. November 5, 2014 by elliottzetta. Children’s literature is not neutral. It can be educational and entertaining, but books for kids also tell us something about our society and ourselves. As I wrote in my last HuffPo essay. In the US are now kids of color, the US publishing industry continues to produce books that overwhelmingly feature white children only. The message is clear: the lives of kids of color don’t matter. The Last Bunny in Brooklyn. And I hop...
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be radical | Fledgling
https://zettaelliott.wordpress.com/2014/10/21/be-radical
Zetta Elliott's blog. Laquo; medieval mix. October 21, 2014 by elliottzetta. While I was in Sacramento I met Kate Schatz, Chair of the School of Literary Arts at Oakland School for the Arts and author of. Rad American Women A-Z. Laura Atkins introduced us (of course) and persuaded Kate to take a look at my books (of course). Today I woke up and found this awesome photo on Twitter; Kate wrote, “This is my student Amaya, who looooooooooved The Deep! On November 4, 2014 at 4:55 am. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
