Aurora Harris' "SOLITUDE OF FIVE BLACK MOONS" WINS A PEN-OAKLAND AWARD

It has been a great week! I celebrated my birthday and on Wednesday, I received a phone message from Dr. Rosemary Weatherston that my book of poetry, "Solitude of Five Black Moons" was selected as the winner of the PEN-Oakland Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature. Thanks to everyone. I'm going to take a break so I can write the acceptance letter! Below is an official announcement for the public: Message from Broadside Press and U of D-Mercy Press: "It gives Broadside Press and the University of Detroit-Mercy Press great pleasure to inform you that Aurora Harris' poetry book "Solitude of Five Black Moons" is the recipient of a 2012 PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature. The PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Awards were created twenty years ago to honor writers of exceptional works often not acknowledged by the mainstream literary community. Judged by respected writers, the awards honor books published the previous year that both reflect a multi-cultural or marginalized viewpoint and represent the highest standards of literature. Congratulations Aurora!" You can find more information at the PEN web site: http://www.penoakland.com/ Aurora