Aurora Harris' Reading at U of M-Dearborn's Third Floor Poetry Event Nov 20, 2016

A full house! Last night, we had a wonderful evening of poetry at the University of Michigan-Dearborn in the Mardigian Library's Alfred Berkowitz Gallery. When I walked into the gallery, there was an art exhibit of Jewish holocaust prisoners, After looking at the art I decided to open my reading with a poem I had written for my mother, who was in a prison camp in the Philippines during WW II, when the Japanese invaded. I read from my book Solitude of Five Black Moons: Easy (about my Mom, pp 33-35), The Universal Transcendence of Pain (about third world child labor, pp. 15-16), and Now. Then. Tomorrow. In Memory of Grace Lee Boggs (poem is published online: 30 Mar 2016 Educational Studies Vol. 52 , Iss. 2,2016 Educational Studies: A Journal of the American Educational Pages 188-191). In the photo from Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/UMDearbornWritingProgram/photos/gm.1399670530077695/1026486084147186/?type=3&theater) Poets left to right: Afaf Humayun, Alicia Schaefer, Aurora Harris, and Jill Darling. P.F. Potvin, Tony DeGenaro and Lee Brooks. Thank you to everyone that made this event possible!

Aurora Harris' Poetry Readings for Nov-Dec 2016

I will be reading my poetry for the University of Michigan-Dearborn's "Third Floor Poets" event presented by the Writing Program and the Literature, Philosophy and Arts Department, Tuesday November 22, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Alfred Birkowitz Gallery located in the Mardigian Library. December 9, 2016 I will be reading for the Detroit Women's Forum Luncheon at The Whitney.

Broadside Lotus Press Poets Theater Workshop Nov 20, 2016

Please share: REMINDER: Broadside Lotus Press Poets Theater is today from 3-5:30 p.m. U of D Mercy Grounds Coffee House in the lower level of the Student Union. Enter at the Livernois entrance. We will have a discussion about the water shut off crisis, the election, share works in progress, write a poem (s), and have Open Mic. I will have We The People of Detroit's "Mapping The Water Crisis: The Dismantling of African American Neighborhoods in Detroit for sale at 1/2 off the regular price. See you there!

Detroit: Conversation on Crisis in Detroit Schools event Oct 29

African American History: Film from Solomon Sir Jones, Film_1 - Chapter #0 : Congregationalists coming out of church, Clearview, OK

October 16, 2016

The Solomon Sir Jones collection of silent film showing the lives of early African American towns in Oklahoma is important because they provide counter-narratives to some of the negative histories, lies, and depictions of African Americans in the US often taught and believed by many people.  I plan to show these film clips to my students. I first saw one of the films posted on a friend of mines Facebook page.

Please share this link with family, friends, and educators.



Solomon Sir Jones, Film_1 - Chapter #0 : Congregationalists coming out of church, Clearview, OK

BROADSIDE LOTUS PRESS POETS THEATER OCTOBER 16, 2016

The Dudley Randall Print and Media Center, and, Broadside Lotus Press Presents BROADSIDE LOTUS PRESS POETS THEATER Broadside Lotus Press has poetry writing workshops before our Sunday Poets Theater every third Sunday of the month. We will be examining and discussing the work of our published poets, your poems, and, writing poetry. TIME: 3:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M 1. WRITING WORKSHOP From 3:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m.: Writing Workshop. Bring your work in progress and completed poems to read and get feedback. 2. POETRY TRIBUTE TO RON ALLEN, FARUQ Z BEY, AND OTHERS 4:30 - 5:00. bring your favorite poems by these authors, share how they inspired you! 3. OPEN MIC 5:00 -5:30 WHERE: GROUNDS COFFEE HAUS, LOWER LEVEL OF STUDENT UNION, UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT- MERCY Enter at the Livernois entrance.Turn left, the Student Union will be on your right. Contact: Rosemary Weatherston- weatherr@udm.edu, Aurora Harris-Broadsidelotus@gmail.com Free and open to the public. * See our website, Facebook page, and Twitter also! http://www.broadsidelotuspress.org/ https://www.facebook.com/BroadsideLotusPress/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/broadsidelotus?lang=en

DET Poets, Activists & Musicians: Kaleema Hasan's Memorial Service Oct 15, 2016 info

It is with great sadness that I informed the public the other day of the passing away of my good friend, poet-activist-scholar Kaleema Hasan. We will be having a potluck Celebration of Life Memorial this Saturday, October 15, 2016 from 2:00 -5:00 pm at the Adams Butzel Recreation Complex 10500 Lyndon Street, Detroit, Michigan 48238. I will be hosting the Celebration with an open mic for family and friends that knew her. Please click on the image below for the program.