Raleigh, NC
H: 919-231-8536
poet_ldm@bellsouth.net
Travel Regions: 5-8, 10-11
Lenard D. Moore received his M.A. in African American literature from North Carolina A&T State University in 1997. He is a poet, essayist, fiction writer, playwright, book reviewer, and educator. He is the author of Desert Storm: A Brief History (Los Hombres
Press, 1993) and Forever Home (St. Andrews College Press, 1992). He serves on several literary and cultural arts boards. He also is a literary activist and consultant. His numerous honors include the Margaret Walker Creative Writing Award (College Language Association, 1997). He is the founder and executive director of the Carolina African American Writers' Collective and executive chairman of the North Carolina Haiku Society. He teaches at Shaw University.
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The Black Arts Movement (BAM): Another Burst of Poetic Creativity
In the 1960s and 1970s, the music and civil rights movement and black power
struggles inspired a burst of poetic creativity. During that era, poets employed
hard truths and ways to reinvent language or make it their own. In this
presentation, Mr. Moore will read from BAM poets and discuss the techniques
they used to create poetry. Mr. Moore will also look at how historical events
helped to shape some of the poems.
Cultural Writing: Using Music and Visual Art in Poetry
Lenard D. Moore often listens to jazz, visits museums and galleries, and
observes family photographs and private photographs. Usually these
activities inspire him to write poetry. His poems depict the African American
experience. In this presentation, Mr. Moore will read from his poetry and
discuss the creative forces that led him to pen his poems and, at the same
time, talk about some of the literary events that he has employed in his poems.
Towards the Mastery of Haiku: Recording American and African American Culture
This poetry session will explore techniques for writing memorable haiku.
We will read examples of memorable haiku. We will also analyze what
makes a memorable haiku, write original haiku and, if time permits,
workshop and rewrite haiku. Participants will explore ways to incorporate
American and African American culture in haiku. Topics welcomed
include, but are not limited to, jazz, blues, spirituals, hairstyling, art and
literature as well as family reunions, food and clothes
Requirements for Programs: lectern
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