1455 PRESENTS: A READING & CONVERSATION WITH SEAN MURPHY, AUTHOR OF ‘THE BLACKENED BLUES
My thanks to poet, photographer, arts advocate, and dear friend Justen Ahren for putting me in the hot seat, for a change, and talking about my new collection THE BLACKENED BLUES. Aside from my role of founder and Executive Director of a non-profit organization that...
1455 PRESENTS: A READING & CONVERSATION WITH DAX-DEVLON ROSS, AUTHOR OF ‘LETTERS TO MY WHITE MALE FRIENDS’
The privilege of supremacy is silence. White superiority is ingrained in the unspoken ideology and institutional prerogatives that guide our lives. There are any number of quotes that might encapsulate the message of Dax-Devlon Ross’s Letters To My White Male...
1455 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2021: EVENT RECAP
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...
1455 STORYTELLER OF THE YEAR LISA LING: RECAP
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...
1455 Teen Poetry Contest Winners & Their Poems
Grand Prize ($5,000 Award): “At a Wake, I Confront” by Yvanna Vien Tica Second Prize: “Elegy for Our Pseudohistories” by Yejin Suh Third Prize: “Letters from Pennsylvania to Washington: for Ellie Chu” by Stella Lei Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order)...
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