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Edward Currelley [1]

Listed as: 
Poet, Fiction Writer
Public address: 
COLD SPRING, NY
New York US
Email: 
edwardcurrelley@gmail.com
Bio: 

EDWARD D. CURRELLEY  

 Author and artist is widely anthologized. Publications include but are not limited to 2018 HVCCA (MOCA) anthology,” Between I & Thou”, 2019 Hudson Valley MOCA anthology “Death is Irrelevant”, Mom Egg Review, Dove Tales International Journal of the Arts “Empathy in Art, Embracing the Other” 2018 published by Writing for Peace & Colgate University Research Council. Dove Tales anthology “One World, One People”2019 published by Writing for Peace. Sling Magazine, and Metaphor Magazine #5. He is also a contributor to the online publication The Peace Correspondent. His poem “I America” appears in Split This Rock, as part of their Poems of Resistance, Power & Resilience. His performance piece “The Plea” is currently featured in the Studio Theater in Exile exhibit “Climbing the Walls”. His poems have been published in multiple National Beat Poetry Foundation anthologies. He is a Pushcart Prize Nominee and is the author of “In Two Parts” (Hieroglyphs/Prima Facie) as well as two children’s books. He holds a seat on the board of Poets Network & Exchange, Inc. and is an advisor for The Bronx Book Fair. He is also an affiliate member of The New York State Bar Association and a volunteer legal advocate in the fields of human rights, cultural discrimination, housing rights, LGBTQ, Ageism, and employment discrimination. He is listed with Poets & Writers as an American poet and author and resides in New York. 

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
James Baldwin Truman Capote Gwendolyn Brooks John Irving Langston Hughes
Born in: 
New York, NY
New York
Raised in: 
New York, NY
New York
Website: 
https://edwardcurrelley.wix.com/the-poet [2]
What I'm reading now: 
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
Laws Without Justice by Dr. Khalid Abdullah Tariq Al-Mansour
Identifies as: 
African American
Prefers to work with: 
Any

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