Blessed by the Essence of Poetry
Award-winning author Aberjhani's poetry featured in consecutive issues of Essence. Currently seeking a publisher for his in-demand title Visions of a Skylark Dresses in Black.
Savannah (PRWEB) April 19, 2005 -- The internationally acclaimed Essence
Magazine,with more than one million subscribers worldwide, currently features in
back to back issues poetry by the award-winning author
Aberjhani.
The April (National Poetry Month) edition
of Essence contains the poem “Star People” by Aberjhani while the newly-released
May edition features two more of his poems: “In a Quiet Place on a Quiet
Street,” and “Botanical Gardens No. 2.” His work is presented in the April
edition alongside that of Rita Dove, Jessica Care Moore, E. Ethelbert Miller,
Oliver Mbamara, and Mary E. Bradix. The phenomenal diva Mariah Carey graces the
cover of the April edition.
“Although I’ve had poetry
published in the magazine before, I have to admit that getting published in
these specific consecutive issues is a very exciting blessing for which I’m very
grateful because they’re both on newsstands during National Poetry Month. I
think that’s something any poet could appreciate.”
The author’s poetry
appears in the special May “Collector’s Edition” once again with that of Jessica
Care Moore, and that of fellow poets Tanya Tyler, Cedric Mixon, Angela Shannon,
Erhiorin Urhiafe, and Jean Wilson. An all-star line-up on the cover spotlights
Essence editorial director Susan L. Taylor, model Iman, comedienne Mo’Nique,
actress Angela Bassett, and singers Fantasia and Alicia Keys.
The first work by the writer (along with his
full-paged photograph) to appear in the magazine was a cover-story essay titled
“This Mother’s Son,” published in November 1997. The magazine since then has
published work from his popular title, I Made My Boy Out of Poetry, the
forthcoming collection Elemental (with art by Luther E. Vann) and Visions of a
Skylark Dressed in Black, for which the author is currently seeking a publisher.
In addition, his Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance(with Sandra L. West) was
a featured gift title in the publication’s 2003 Christmas gift
guide.
In addition to his
poetry in Essence, other writings by Aberjhani have been published recently in
the anthology, Persistence of Dreams. Moreover, his web site, The Black Skylark
Z-Ped Music Player, at http://www.authorsden.com/aberjhani, showcases the author’s
short fiction, poetry, essays, excerpts from a novel in progress, and a new
interview series called “Creative Conversatin’.” Special guests presented thus
far in the “Creative Conversatin’” series include the jazz musician-poet
Toussaint St. Negritude and Essence poetry editor Angela
Kinamore.
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