bill berry Interviews Cyd Charisse Fulton, Poet & Writer , who will be presenting, "Feeding Off Of The North Star," original poems Inspired by the Life & Legacy of Harriet Tubman, on March 10th @ 3PM, Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church, Auburn, NY bill: Hey Cyd, thank you for taking the time to chat with me (yet again.)   I know you have been extraordinarily busy creating a chapbook manuscript and penning original poems celebrating Harriet Tubman.   The Tubman project we will get to; tell me about this manuscript…what is the theme and what has been your process to get this work compiled? Cyd: It is always a pleasure to converse with you Bill.   I enjoy sharing with you information about projects I work on.   I feel like a child making my parent proud when I do so.   My manuscript is titled Aftermath Beforehand . The theme is “where I come from.”   What I mean by that is, it is a magnified opinion of my perception.   A way t...

HOT OFF THE PRESS!!!!! aaduna has secured co-sponsorship for our "Feeding Off Of The North Star," Harriet Tubman 100th year, March 10th celebration from NEW YORK CITY!!!!!  We are proud to include the tagline: "This event is funded in part by Poets & Writers, Inc. through public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. “Feeding Off of the North Star” is part of a series of programmatic activities sponsored by aaduna, Inc. with the support of the Sovereign Foundation. This event is presented in collaboration with Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church."   K UDOS to Bill Berry, aaduna publisher - for securing this grant! Thank you for our continuing sponsor, Sovereign Foundation, NY C based for supporting aaduna efforts since 2010 . We are forever grateful for this support! Posted by Lisa Brennan, aaduna visual arts editor, executive manager of administration & mar...

aaduna poster hanging in the window of "The Underground Cafe," Auburn, NY   SAVE THE DATE ! March 10, 2013 3:00 PM H ELP SPREAD T HE WORD... Harriet Tubman lived, worked and passed away in Auburn, NY on March 10, 1913. The public had the opportunity to pay their respect a few days later at 3 PM. Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church is a descendant of the original church that   Harriet Tubman worshipped at.   Tubman, buried in Auburn’s Fort Hill Cemetery, is an international inspiration   for social justice, equality and basic human rights. This event is made possible through the sponsorship of aaduna, Inc. with the support of the Sovereign Foundation in partnership with Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church.

POSTED by:  The Committee Room -  "Founded in 2011,  The Committee Room  covers the different aspects of the literary world including writing, reading, publishing, and bookselling.  We offer original articles and interviews along with links to exceptional material found on other websites and blogs.  At The Committee Room , the interested reader will always find something of interest.  Our name is taken from the title of a story in James Joyce's Dubliners and emphasizes our respect for good writing and our role as a place of discussion"    http://www.thecommroom.com/ Monday, January 28, 2013 TCR Literary Journals Series: aaduna The Committee Room is pleased to continue its TCR Literary Journals Series with a look at aaduna , an independent, exclusively online publication founded in 2010 and based in the historic central New York community of Auburn . Aaduna takes its name from the phrase "...

bill berry, jr. and Lisa A. Brennan represented the aaduna community of writers and artists at the 14th Annual NAACP Auburn/Cayuga Branch Martin Luther King Jr. Millennium Luncheon convened on January 23, 2013 at the Sunset Restaurant in Auburn.  Five individuals were recognized and awarded for their service and dedication to the needs of the community.  Eli Hernandez, president of this local chapter, serves on the aaduna Board of Directors. Lisa and bill also attended "A Legacy Fulfilled - A Dream Celebrated," which was The 38th Annual City-Wide Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration convened at The Apostolic Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Auburn.  The mayor of Auburn, the City's school superintendent and a variety of other community leaders attended the ecumenical service, which also raised funds for a local graduating high school senior scholarship program.  Rev. Paul Gordon Carter, Pastor of Thomp...

Sonnet Mondal aaduna celebrates and recognizes one of our contributing poets, Sonnet Mondal, who recently received The International Best Poet award from World Poets Quarterly , which is distributed in approximately 65 countries.  In addition, he has been recognized and awarded by the International Poetry Translation and Research Centre, China.   CONGRATULATIONS Sonnet!     To view Sonnet's poetry, published in aaduna's Fall 2011 issue CLICK HERE Sonnet Mondal has authored 6 books of poetry and been widely published in several literary magazines and journals throughout the world.  He was bestowed Poet Laureate from Bombadil Publishing, Sweden in 2009; honored with the appointment of Sub Secretary General of Asia from Poetas Del Mundo, Chile in 2009; recognized as Doctor of Literature from United Writers' Association in 2010 and became the first Indian to win the Azsacra International Poetry award in 2011.  Sonnet has ...