Featured. 73 Poems for 73 Years: Celebrating the Life of Lucille Clifton. Producers Nikki Giovanni and Joanne Gabbin. Furious Flower and The Steger Poetry Prize, James Madison University, September 21, 2010.

Featured. Sheer Good Fortune: Celebrating Toni Morrison. Producers Nikki Giovanni and Joanne Gabbin. Furious Flower, James Madison University and Virginia Tech University, October 16, 2012.

 

AWARDS

School Visit in The Bronx, NY, Lee & Low Books, May 11, 2013.

Featured Poet in the Word for Word Poetry with Willow Books at Bryant Park Reading Room, New York, NY, June 4, 2013.

Awarded the first African Voices Literary Award, June 2013.

My most recent book, “Broke Baroque” featured and reviewed in Bomb magazine.

Received the first African Voices Literary Award, June 20, 2013.

Commencement Speaker for the 2013 Graduating Class of Central Park East Middle School, Harlem, NY, June 21, 2013.

Interview & Poetry Reading on WHUR Radio, Hosted by Joe Gorham, Howard University, Washington, DC, September 9, 2013.

Panelist on panel on Sterling A. Brown (with A.B. Spellman and Shakeema Smalls), The District of Literature Festival, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, September 30, 2013.

Guest Speaker at the funeral of Amiri Baraka, Newark Symphony Hall’s Sarah Vaughn Room, Newark, NJ, January 17, 2014.

Featured (quoted) in the New York Times, “Remembering Amiri Baraka with Politics and Poetry” by Annie Correal, January 18, 2014.

Featured on two (2) radio programs: “To Heal DC” (host: Joanie Eisenberg) and Josephine Reed’s “The Show” on WPFW, Washington, DC, January 13, 2014, with Poet Kenny Carroll, speaking on the life and legacy of the late Amiri Baraka.

Reading and book signing (with Dr. Curdella Forbes) for the Department of English’s reading series, “Conversations with the Artists,” Childers Gallery, Howard University, Washington, DC, February 20, 2014, introduced by Dr, Meta Jones.

Featured Poet at the National Black Writers Conference, Medgar Evers College, CUNY, Brooklyn Library Café, Brooklyn, NY, March 28, 2014.

Featured Poet and Panelist, “The Robert Hayden-Dudley Randall Centennial Celebration and Conference, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, April 2-3, 2014.

Featured Poet, Reading and Book Signing, The New Bedford Historical Society, New Bedford, MA, April 6, 2014.

Served as Keynote Speaker for the Langston Hughes Society at the CLA Convention in Lexington, Kentucky, April 11, 2013. Presented a research paper entitled, “The Poet Speaks of Dreaming: Langston Hughes and Black Children.”

Was awarded The Langston Hughes Society Award from the Langston Hughes Society, April 2013.

Was featured and interviewed in African Voices Magazine.

Was a creative writing workshop instructor at The Reginald Lewis Museum, September 2012.

Featured in the photography exhibit, Among Poets: Maryland’s Poet Laureate Lucille Clifton, June 16-December 30, 2012 at The Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Baltimore, Maryland.

Was awarded the first African Voices Literary Award, June 20, 2013.

Featured in the photography exhibit, We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Pictures & Words. at the Gordon Parks Gallery in Mott Haven, Bronx, New York, April 2013.

Featured in the New York Daily News’ New York section, April 11, 2013, reviewing the photography exhibit, We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Pictures & Words.

Skype author visit with two English literature classes at Louisiana State University, April 13, 2013.

Featured Poet/Speaker at Louisiana State University, April 26, 2013.

Featured on WPFW radio show, “To Heal D.C.,” hosted by Joni Eisenberg, reading poetry and speaking on the death of poet Jayne Cortez.

Featured on WPFW radio show, “To Heal D.C.,” hosted by Joni Eisenberg, reading poetry and speaking on the death of Hugo Chavez.

Featured on WPFW radio show, “To Heal D.C.,” hosted by Joni Eisenberg, reading poetry and speaking on the environment.

Featured on “Literary Nation,” radio show in Little Rock, Arkansas, hosted by Patrick Oliver, reading poetry and speaking on children’s and young adult literature, Fall-Winter 2012.

Featured poet at Bowie State University, November 2012.

Featured author at I.S. 125X Family Literacy Day at I.S. 125, Bronx, New York, May 1, 2013.
Featured Speaker for Sheer Good Fortune: Celebrating Toni Morrison at Center for the Arts, Virginia Tech University, October 16, 2012.

Featured in the documentary, Sheer Good Fortune: Celebrating Toni Morrison, a video documentary on Toni Morrison: themes, influences, and teaching approaches, Furious Flower Poetry Center, James Madison University, 2013.

Moderator for the panel, “Urban Landscape: Stories for a Global World: Realism and Dominant Images,” at A is for Anansi: Literature for Children of African Descent: “Africa, the Future and the Urban Lanscape,” at the E&L Auditorium, the Kimmel Center, New York University, November 10, 2012. 

Guest author and workshop instructor at CS 21 in Brooklyn, New York for Behind the Book, November 19 and 20, 2012.

Guest author and workshop instructor at JHS 13 in Harlem, New York for Behind the Book, November 11 and 19, 2012.

Featured in the book, Where

Served as panelist for AWP (Association of Writing Professionals), Teaching Creative Writing at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, February 2012.

Was a finalist for the 2011 Paterson Poetry Prize for My Old Man Was Always on the Lam (NYQ Books), April 14, 2012, The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College, Paterson, New Jersey.

Was featured and interviewed in Little Patuxten Review (Issue 11, Social Justice Issue, 2012).

Was a creative writing workshop instructor and gave a poetry reading at The 11th National Black Writers Conference at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, March 29, 2012, Brooklyn, New York.

Featured poet for African Voices magazine’s 20th Anniversary Celebration at The Kumble Theater, Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York, April 6, 2012.

Featured poet and panelist at Harlem Book Fair, Newark, New Jersey, April 28, 2012.

Interviewed for Internet radio show by host DuEwa Frazier, April 22, 2012.

Featured in “Poetry & Conversation: Sonia Sanchez and Tony Medina” at The Enoch Pratt Free Library, The Wheeler Auditorium, Baltimore, Maryland, April 25, 2012.

Featured author and speaker for DC Reads at American University, Washington, DC, April 27, 2012.

Featured poet at Phat Tuesdays at Sister’s Uptown Bookstore, New York, New York, May 8, 2012.

Featured author at I.S. 125X Family Literacy Day at I.S. 125, Bronx, New York, May 19, 2012.

Full Moon on K Street Anthology/Beltway Poetry Quarterly 10th Anniversary Poetry Reading, Watha DC Public Libraries, T. Daniel/Shaw Branch Library Washington, DC, November 17, 2010
Featured Poet

Black Is Celebration of the Life Work of Aldo Tambellini and the Umbra Workshop, with Ishmael Reed, et al., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, November 2010

The Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards, Eatonville, Washington, DC, November 2010
Poetry Award Presenter

A Conversation with Amiri Baraka, Busboys & Poets, Washington, DC, November 2, 2010
Interviewer, Amiri Baraka’s book Digging: The Soul of African American Classical Music

Third World Press Foundation Fundraiser with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Busboys & Poets, Washington, DC, October 29, 2010

A is for Anansi Conference: Literature for Children of African Descent, Institute of African American Affairs, New York University, October 8-9, 2010,
Guest Author/Panelist and Think Tank Participant

Capital BookFest, Kidzone, Largo, MD, October 2, 2010,
Guest Author, Children’s Book Reading and Signng

Literary Nation, KABF FM 88.3, Little Rock, AR, September 23, 2010
Radio Interview; Topic: The Impact of Lucille Clifton’s Life Work
Host and executive producer, Patrick M. Oliver

Lucille Clifton Tribute, Nikki Giovanni, Dr. Joanne V. Gabbin and Furious Flower Poetry Center
James Madison University, Vicksburgh, VA, September 21,  2010,
Guest Poet (one of 73 nationally renowned poets, writers and scholars reading Lucille Clifton’s work)

American Library Association Conference (“Poetry Blast”)
Washington, DC, June 27-29, 2010
Guest Speaker and book signing

Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools 2010 Ella Baker Child Policy Training Institute
Panelist: “Using Literature to Free Your Mind”
The CDF Alex Haley Farm and the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN, June 9, 2010

Keystone College, Pennsylvania, April 27, 2010, Poetry reading and book signing for My Old Man Was Always on the Lam

Third World Press Foundation Fundraiser with Walter Mosley, Parish Gallery, Washington, DC, April 24, 2010

Blackademics, WPFW 89.3 FM, (Radio Show), Washington, DC, April 2010,
Guest Artist, Poetry Reading and Interview, produced and hosted by Shani Jamila

Word Is Rhythm Elementary Poetry Festival, Chicago Public Schools, April 14, 2010, Chicago, Illinois, Keynote Speaker and featured reader

The 20th Annual Gwendolyn Brooks Writers Conference, April 1-3, 2010, Chicago State University,
Guest Speaker and Panelist

National Black Writers Conference, March 25, 2010
Medgar Evers College, City University of New York
Guest Speaker and Workshop Instructor

Behind the Book, Harlem, NY, March 8 and 15, 2010
Visiting Author and Book Signing, I and I, Bob Marley

Kwansa Celebration, White Plains, NY, December 26, 2009
Guest Speaker and Book Signing, I and I, Bob Marley

Literary Nation, KABF FM 88.3, Little Rock, AR, December 17, 2009
Radio Interview; Topic: Reading, Writing and Tony Medina’s poetry and children’s books
Host and executive producer, Patrick M. Oliver with students from Cloverdale Middle School

Cleveland Public Library Teen Summit, Cleveland, Ohio, October 24, 2009
Keynote Speaker, workshop instructor and book signing, I and I, Bob Marley

Baltimore Book Festival, The Children’s Bookstore, Baltimore, MD, September 27, 2009,
Guest Speaker and book signing, I and I, Bob Marley

Literary Nation, KABF FM 88.3, Little Rock, AR, July 30 2009
Radio Interview; Topic: Tony Medina’s poetry and children’s books
Host and executive producer, Patrick M. Oliver

Prince Georges County Public Library (New Carrollton Branch), Children’s Book Week, May 17, 2009,
Visiting Author and Lecturer

Langston Hughes Community Library, Queens, NY, Authors and Publishers Book Fair, May 16, 2009,
Visiting Author and Panelist

A Cultural Exchange
Artist-in-Residence, conducted a weeklong series of workshops to children, teenagers, teachers and media specialists in Cleveland, Ohio, May 2009

14th Dallas Children’s Book Fair and Literary Festival, Dallas, TX, The African American Museum, 2009
Visiting Author

2009 Dallas Children’s Book Fair and Festival, Dallas, TX, April 17-18, 2009, Dallas Public Library
Featured Author

The 4th Annual Capital BookFest, Largo, MD, October 4, 2008,
Poetry reading, book reading and signing

Tulisoma Book Festival, The African American Museum, Dallas, TX, August 30, 2008,
Visiting Author, Reading, Workshop Instructor, Panelist

I.S. 347, Behind the Book, Brooklyn, NY, June 12-13, 2009,
Visiting Author