Congratulations Blackberry Magazine on a wonderful new edition of a great magazine. And huge congratulations to Mixed Roots Team members Esme-Michelle Watkins and Jamie Moore who are published in this new edition. Please check it out!–Heidi Durrow
Aaron Samuels, an extraordinary young poet, Tours with His New Book!
You don’t want to miss Aaron Samuels, an amazing young poet, if he’s coming to a town near you. He’s a powerful new voice in poetry and he’s touring between now and January all over the country. I was so moved and stunned by the power and beauty of his new book Yarmulkes and Fitted Caps. This is the blurb I wrote for his book:
Yarmulkes & Fitted Caps is brilliant and heart-breaking. Samuels fearlessly takes on the complexities of multiracial heritage and identity with charged visions of coming-of-age andfamily histories that will haunt you. This collection establishes Samuels as a poet of extraordinary ambition, talent and vision. –Heidi W. Durrow, New York Times Best-Selling Author of The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
Mixed Roots 2014 New Sponsor: Zerflin –an excellent design studio!
We’re so glad to be working with Zerflin for Mixed Roots Fest 2014. Their motto is real. good. design, but I’d have to say it’s really great design–and they are really great folks. If you’re looking for a graphic designer or web designer, we can’t recommend them highly enough! —Heidi Durrow
Congrats Elizabeth AKA Lisa
We’re so proud of Elizabeth aka Lisa. Her one-woman show Alien Citizen which debuted in LA earlier this year to great reviews is headed to NYC! The show will be part of Stage Left Studio Women at Work Festival on 9/24 and 9/25. Check it out! Here are some video clips of the LA run. Congrats Lisa!–Heidi Durrow
“Director Sofie Calderon’s intimate production capitalizes on Liang’s assured skills as a raconteur…inevitably moving.”
LA Weekly