Using Calgary as a backdrop the author satirizes the self-serving nature of the public as it continues to fatten itself, not only physically, but egotistically as well.
Early Works is an exhaustive compilation of the first decade of the poems and stories of Z.B.McClure. Included are family photos, rare personal photos, photos of 1st draft manuscripts of many of his early poems. Also some biography and memoir materia
Poet, Author, Educator, Children's Writer and Editor
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Influences: Sonia Sanchez, Nikki Giovanni, J. California Cooper, Zora Neale Hurston, Virginia Hamilton, Langston Hughes, and many, many more.
Accomplishments
Education:
M.F.A. in Creative Writing, The New School
M.Ed. in Curriculum and Teaching - Literacy, Fordham University
B.A. in English, Hampton University
Honors:
NAACP Image Award Nomination, Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry
Writers Digest Publishing Awards, Honorable Mention
Grants:
Poets & Writers, Readings and Workshops
Memberships:
Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)
Kappa Delta Psi , International Honor Society of Education
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