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
With a unique, instantly recognizable style, pianist Matthew Shipp has been active on the international jazz scene since late 1980s. His boundary-less musical approach crisscrosses free jazz, elliptical post-bop, and modern classical music. He served as pianist in the David S. Ware Quartet during the early '90s before leading his own dates and recording duos with a variety of musicians.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Richard Clements is a pianist. In the early 1980’s, he moved to New York City to pursue his Jazz studies with Jazz master pianist Barry Harris. In 1997 Richard joined Archie Shepp n Paris.| 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
Suzette Clark Bradshaw from western North Carolina, is a self-taught poet and sculptress. Her poems have appeared in Dead Mule, Branches, Women Speak, and more.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Long before he was our beloved 16th president, Abraham Lincoln was known for his smarts and his knee-slapping humor.| Listen & Be Heard Network
William “Doc” Key, a formerly-enslaved, self-taught veterinarian and entrepreneur, believed that kindness was more powerful than cruelty.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Donna Janell Bowman is an award-winning author of books for young readers, including Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills, co-authored with Olympian Billy Mills| Listen & Be Heard Network
Black Mystery School Pianists and Other Writings is a collection of essays and prose poems from acclaimed pianist and visionary Matthew Shipp.| 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
