WordChords : A Memoir in Poems (signed)

Fraser, Len

ISBN 10: 1425114245 / ISBN 13: 9781425114244

Published by Trafford Publishing, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A., 2008

About this Item

fine in softcover; a solid copy; WARMLY INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON FRONT END PAGE; Size: 6 x 8". Seller Inventory # A91264

Bibliographic Details

Title: WordChords : A Memoir in Poems (signed)

Publisher: Trafford Publishing, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket

Signed: Inscribed By Author

Edition: 1st Paperback Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

Poignant images and metaphors resonate through this work, reminding us of where we've been and the pinnacles yet to attain.- Herb Boyd, author of We Shall Overcome

About the Author:

Leonard Kemi Fraser is a retired Clara Barton High School teacher. As a political activist he was a member of the Garvey Organization UNIA/Garvey Centennial Committee. For nearly forty years he has been a poet and writer. His poems and articles have been published in Nommo, Black Scholar, Garvey's Voice, Amsterdam News, Pittsburgh Courier, and African American Classical Music/Jazz Spotlight News. Mr. Fraser Studied poetry with Quincy Troupe and poet ABBA at the Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center, and is also a former member of Jayne Cortez's poetry workshop. For the past ten years he's been a member of Martin Simmon's prose and poetry workshop. Mr. Fraser is also a member of the New World Writers Collective. He lives in the Crown Heights area of Brooklyn, New York. He is currently writing the autobiography of multitalented percussionist Ben Riley with Donna Simmons, the wife of his late great writing teacher, Martin Simmons, and writer/journalist Ken Jones.