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HERB LOWREY [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
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Public address: 
Washington, DC
District Of Columbia US
Email: 
cruisinpoet@aol.com
Bio: 

I have a major in creative writing and plan to complete a MFA program in poetry. I interned two years under Dr. Jimmy Santiago Baca, which included performing poetry readings at several national conferences, book fairs, poetry festivals, universities, and conducting writing workshops at High schools and prisons. After two years of instruction, he submitted my first poetry manuscript to Dr. Miguel Algarin, Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University, and founder of the renowned Nuyorican Poets Café in New York City. The Nuyorican Press published my first book, Heart River Undertow, June, 2008. The introduction is written by Dr. Baca, and the after word by Dr. Algarin. My poetry is about social justice, prejudice, and self-actualization. My next book is a long poem about fear.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Born in: 
Louisville
Raised in: 
Leitchfield, KY
Kentucky
Website: 
https://herblowrey.com [2]
Prizes won: 

I was invited to read at The Town Hall Theater in NYC, my poem, "I'm Not Thatwhiteman" in celebration of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe 35th anniversity.

What I'm reading now: 
Nobody's Son by Luis Alberto Urrea
Until I Find You by John Irving
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
Selected Poems of William Carlos Williams by Williams Carlos Williams
Last Dance in Havana by Eugene Robinson
Identifies as: 
Mixed-Race
Prefers to work with: 
Any

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