by Admin | Aug 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
1455’s Third Annual Literary Festival concluded in celebratory fashion, having increased its registration numbers from last year’s event. Once again offering free, online programming, the festival that ran from July 15 – 17 delivered a variety of content, from...
by Admin | Aug 12, 2021 | Author Series
1455’s Author Series continues virtually with Sean Murphy, who will read from his new collection The Blackened Blues. The Blackened Blues, which Dr. Cornel West has called “a powerful and beautiful collection of poems,” is a searing and timely take on American culture...
by Admin | Aug 2, 2021 | Author Series
1455’s Author Series continues virtually with Dax-Devlon Ross, who will read from his latest title Letters to My White Male Friends. In Letters to My White Male Friends, Dax-Devlon Ross speaks directly to the millions of middle-aged white men who are suddenly...
by Admin | Aug 2, 2021 | Author Series
1455’s Author Series continues virtually with E. Ethelbert Miller, who will read from his latest collection When Your Wife Has Tommy John Surgery. When Your Wife Has Tommy John Surgery and Other Baseball Stories is Miller’s second book of baseball poems. Here he...
by Admin | Jul 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Storyteller of the Year Award Recognizes Outstanding Narrative Skill, and Stories Relevant to Current Events at Multi-day Festival Featuring 200+ Authors, Poets, and Creatives Discussing the Art of Storytelling RECAP FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEAN MURPHY My...