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VIDEO: Andrew Solomon On Winning The 2013 Anisfield-Wolf Award
October 7, 2013
We caught up with Andrew Solomon a few hours before the 2013 Anisfield-Wolf ceremony to ask him his thoughts on…
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A. Van Jordan Remixes Film And Poetry For Latest Work, “The Cineaste”
October 4, 2013
When the starter failed Tuesday in A. Van Jordan’s car, the poet leased a rental and made a deadline dash…
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Veterans Flock To Kevin Powers’ Message Of Resiliency And Courage At CWRU Event
September 30, 2013
Kevin Powers didn’t flinch when the novelist Thrity Umrigar asked him a pointed question—had he considered incorporating substantial Iraqi characters…
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“We Are All Political”: Poets Eugene Gloria & Kazim Ali Move The Crowd At MOCA
September 26, 2013
Eugene Gloria says that he is fascinated by failure. He was quick to describe a particular poem or two as…
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New Film, “American Promise,” Follows One Young Boy Through 13 Years Of School
September 25, 2013
In at least one way, Joe Brewster sounds like most fathers. “I want my son to have the best education…
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What’s In A Name? The Politics Behind Selecting Your Baby’s Name
September 23, 2013
Every afternoon, I wait in my children’s grade school library with the other parents for pick-up. The principal reads off…
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Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Profiled In Belt Magazine’s Premiere Issue
September 17, 2013
Several years ago, Clevelander Anne Trubek attended the Anisfield-Wolf ceremony with an interest in hearing that year’s crop of winners…
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Our 2013 Ceremony – As Told Through Tweets
September 13, 2013
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Young Poet Graces Stage, Dazzles Crowd At 2013 Anisfield-Wolf Ceremony
September 12, 2013
Tonight, our spotlight shined on 10-year-old Gwyneth Wilde, a fifth-grader at the Falcon Academy of Creative Arts in Mogadore. Gwyneth…
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“Books Through Bars” Program Gives Inmates Hard-To-Access Reading Material
September 5, 2013
Three times a week, a group of strangers gathers in the basement of an independent New York City bookstore. Their…
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Must-See: Carrie Mae Weems At Cleveland Museum Of Art
September 3, 2013
Photographer and artist Carrie Mae Weems paused in front of more than 600 rapt listeners in late August to take…
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Happy Birthday, Rita Dove
August 28, 2013
Anisfield-Wolf juror Rita Dove is 61 today. Her father, chemist Ray Dove, took her and her brother from Akron, Ohio,…
