Celebrate Black History Month with Rebirth of Free Verse Race
February is Black History Month, an annual observance of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. The 2024 year theme is African Americans and the Arts, highlighting the influence they have had in the fields of "visual and performing arts, literature, fashion, folklore, language, film, music, architecture, culinary and other forms of cultural expression."
Check out BlackHistoryMonth.gov for more information, events, and resources.
Experience Race, part of the Rebirth of Free Verse series by j.e.Rosser, where literary boundaries are transcended by the melding of poetry and journalism, emotion and investigation, chaos and structure. This collection of poems captures three decades of observing the impacts of racial identity in America. Join j.e.Rosser as he explores color as a way of life.
About the Author: j.e.Rosser grew up in a family of avid readers and obtained his first library card at the age of six. He finds inspiration in journalism and history, and enjoys studying Walt Whitman, Erica Jong, and Langston Hughes. Rosser isn’t afraid to challenge traditional forms of writing. He aspires to take poetry to uncommon places, to meet unconventional people, and in the process, make a contribution to the craft as a passionate journo-poet. Apart from eating, drinking, and sleeping poetry, Rosser spends much of his time in nature as a runner and cyclist. You may also find him roaming the casinos.
