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Scribbler’s Corner Talks with Nikesha Elise Williams

Nikesha Elise Williams is an Emmy award winning news producer and author. She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Florida State University where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Communication: Mass Media Studies and Honors English Creative Writing. Nikesha’s debut novel, Four Women, was awarded the 2018 Florida Authors and Publishers Association President’s Award in the category of Adult Contemporary/Literary Fiction. Four Women, was also recognized by the National Association of Black Journalists as an Outstanding Literary Work. She has subsequently published two additional novels: The Appeal of Ebony Jones, and her latest, Love Never Fails.

Williams joins Darlyn on Scribbler’s Corner at River of Grass to talk about her writer’s journey, including the inspiration of Nina Simone, the importance of being heard, the “Jacksonville Renaissance” and how she lost the first draft of her first novel, Four Women, and had to start over. Her advice for new writers: Start writing, and don’t ever stop.

Celebrations

Peter Gordon Wins Poetry Awards

Warm congratulations to Peter Gordon, who recently won both the Thoma Burnett Swann Poetry Prize from the Gwendoly Brooks Writers Association of Florida AND first place in the Flagler County Art League’s Poetry Contest.

Gordon led a workshop at the recent Jax Poetry Festival at MOCA. You can find his work here.

Celebrations, Poetry Open Mic Nights, What's Happening

National Poetry Month Festival in Ormond Beach

NATIONAL POETRY MONTH FESTIVAL

APRIL 7, 2019

Sponsored by CHI Creative Happiness Institute, Ormond Mainstreet,

OBAD Ormond Beach Arts District, and Tomoka Poets

1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

The Casements, Ormond Beach

All styles of poetry. Special guest features.

Open mic. Free & open to the public.

1:00     Thanks to our sponsors: Dr. David B. Axelrod, Volusia County Poet Laureate and Director, CHI

1:10     Maryann Westbrook, President, Tomoka Poets. Kyra Brokoph, poet.

1:20     Mary Grantham, English Professor. Author of When the Sun Sails

1:30     Live Poets Society: Robert Blenheim, Cherelyn Bush, Vicki Iorio, Llewellyn McKernan, Ellen     Nielsen, and Jesse Owens.

2:00     Marc Davidson, author of Notable Wonders.

2:10     Melody Dimick, author of Backpack Blues: Inspire the Fire Within.

2:20     Young Poets: Victoria Mullins, author of Angels Don’t Understand Love.

            Abigail Truelsen celebrating the publication of Cortez. Aurora Perna, forthcoming chapbook.

2:30     Hazel Sparrow, poet, project director of Bachata, Merengue, Salsa anthology.  

—Buy 50-50 raffle tickets, 6 for $5. Print your name/phone # so we can call you when you win!—

2:40     Robert Calabrese.

2:50    Rosemary Volz, poet.

3:00     Stephanie Salkin, Flagler County Art League Poetry Competition.

3:10     Poet and slam coordinator, Kevin Campbell aka NoirJente; Roger Duvernoy.

3:30     Open Mic, hosted by Tomoka Poets’ Maryann Westbrook.

            [Sign-up sheet at raffle table. 3-minute limit, please.]

4:00     Conclusion.      

This event made possible in part by funding from the   

Volusia County Cultural Council

CHI, 1104 Jacaranda Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32118. Website, www.creativehappiness.org.

CHI is a 501-c-3, non-profit, charitable organization.

Our motto: “Be Creative, Be Well.”

Melody Dimick, author