{"product_id":"singing-a-tree-into-dance-paperback","title":"Singing a Tree Into Dance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJaki Shelton Green\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA special edition poetry chapbook in celebration of Jaki Shelton Green's receipt of the 2003 North Carolina Award for Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA special edition poetry chapbook in celebration of Jaki Shelton Green's receipt of the 2003 North Carolina Award for Literature. Contains 8 new poems, including \"Lifting Veils\" dated 9\/11\/2001, and the long poem entitled \"bring me your breasts.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJaki Shelton Green is the first African American and third woman to be appointed as the North Carolina Poet Laureate. When he appointed her in 2018, Governor Cooper stated that, \"Jaki Shelton Green brings a deep appreciation of our state's diverse communities to her role as an ambassador of North Carolina literature. Jaki's appointment is a wonderful new chapter in North Carolina's rich literary history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer collegiate and professional experiences include currently teaching Documentary Poetry at the Duke University Center for Documentary Studies; Visiting Professor for the Carlow University MFA Program; Lenoir-Rhyne University Writer-in-Residence; Duke University Teaching for Equity Fellow; Taller Portobelo Artist Colony in Portobelo, Panama; University of Panama; Department of Cultural Resources for Brazil; North Carolina Turkish Association; Alhambra Cultural Center in Marrakech, Morocco; NC Symphony; and NC African American Cultural Heritage Commission.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe is the owner of SistaWRITE and co-partner with Dream Yourself Awake and Vertikal Creative Ventures providing writing retreats and travel excursions for women writers in Sedona, Arizona; Ocracoke, North Carolina; Agadir, Morocco; and Tullamore, Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAwards include the 2019 NC Humanities Council Caldwell Award, 2019 American Academy of Poets Laureate Fellowship, 2018 Tar Heel of the Year Finalist, 2018 Indies Arts Award, 2018 NC Literary and Historical Association R. Hunt Parker Award, 2018 Phi Beta Kappa Award, 2017-2018 Duke University Faculty Travel Grants, 2017 Certification of Teacher Excellence presented by the Kingdom of Morocco Ministry of National Education, 2016 Kathryn H. Wallace Award for Artists in Community Service, 2014 NC Literary Hall of Fame Inductee, 2014 Pushcart Prize Nominee, 2010 Fine Arts Emerald Award (Raleigh LINKS), 2009 NC Piedmont Laureate appointment, 2007 Sam Ragan Award for Contributions to the Fine Arts of North Carolina, 2003 recipient of the North Carolina Award for Literature (the highest award the state can bestow for significant contributions in science, literature, fine arts, and public service), and 2003 North Carolina Society induction. Jaki Shelton Green is the recipient of two NC Emerging Artist Grants, the African American Writer's Collective Distinction Award, NC Writers Network Blumenthal Award, 2002 Omega Iota Finer Womanhood Award (Zeta Phi Beta Sorority), and Delta Arts Award (Delta Sigma Theta Sorority).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJaki Shelton Green is the author of eight collections of poetry: \u003cem\u003eDead on Arrival\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDead on Arrival and New Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMasks\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eConjure Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003esinging a tree into dance\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ebreath of the song\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Carolina Wren Press and Blair Publishers. Her other publications, \u003ci\u003eFeeding the Light\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Want to Undie You\u003c\/i\u003e are published by Jacar Press. Her poetry has been published in over eighty national and international anthologies and featured in magazines such as \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.5 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693858361407,"sku":"9780932112453","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/656aba140131884acebd06e881f70184.webp?v=1765000200","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/singing-a-tree-into-dance-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}