ABOUT THE ASSIGNMENT COPUS - an acronym for Creation Of Peace Under Stars - is an ensemble formed in the late 1990s by poet Royal Kent and composer/pianist Wendy Loomis. Together they created a body of positive spoken word and beautiful music that has inspired people around the world. Royal passed away in October 2024. These are his unpublished lyrics read by 6 poets and surrounded by Wendy's piano pieces. "The Assignment" were the last words Royal spoke on this Earth. With love & gratitude.| Listen & Be Heard Network
WENDY LOOMIS is an award-winning San Francisco-based composer, pianist, producer, and educator. She has released 20 CDs to date and performs nationally and internationally with various ensembles in the genres of poetic jazz, new age, and world music.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Dorsía Smith Silva is the author of In Inheritance of Drowning (CavanKerry, 2024), which was a finalist for the Whirling Prize and reviewed by Publishers Weekly. She is a multi-nominated Pushcart Prize nominee, Best of the Net finalist, Best New Poets nominee, Cave Canem Poetry Prize Semifinalist, Poetry Editor at The Hopper, and Professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras.| Listen & Be Heard Network
In this striking debut, Dorsía Smith Silva explores the devastating effects of Hurricane María in Puerto Rico...| Listen & Be Heard Network
PEN America recently reported that “the movement to ban books is driven by a vocal minority, demanding censorship. A 2022 poll conducted by the American Library Association found that over 70% of p…| Listen & Be Heard Network