{"title":"Aberjhani","description":"\u003cp\u003eAberjhani (born in Savannah, Georgia) is a poet, historian, novelist, and visual artist whose work spans poetry, fiction, cultural history, and social commentary. His writing draws on African American literary tradition, spiritual inquiry, and the legacies of the Harlem Renaissance. He served in the United States Air Force and later co-edited the \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance\u003c\/em\u003e (Facts on File, 2003) with Sandra L. West, which received the American Library Association's Choice Academic Title Award. His poetry collections include \u003cem\u003eThe River of Winged Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e (Bright Skylark Literary Productions, 2010) and \u003cem\u003eVisions of a Skylark Dressed in Black\u003c\/em\u003e (2012). He is the recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Journalism Award and the Best Poet and Spoken Word Artist Award from Connect Savannah.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"visions-of-a-skylark-dressed-in-black","title":"Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black","description":"\"When a reader enters the pages of a book of poetry [with fiction], he or she enters a world where dreams transform the past into knowledge made applicable to the present, and where visions shape the present into extraordinary possibilities for the future. One of the funny things about those dreams and visions is that although they spring from the heart and soul of the writer, it is not unusual for readers to sometimes see themselves reflected in their light. This is possible because the reality of a serious writer is a reality of many voices, some of them belonging to the writer, some of them belonging to the world of readers at large.\" --From Introduction to VISIONS OF A SKYLARK DRESSED IN BLACK","brand":"Aberjhani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43812408786986,"sku":"9780966235647","price":10.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/0891\/6522\/files\/visions-of-a-skylark-dressed-in-black-6394210.jpg?v=1762945289"},{"product_id":"american-poet-who-went-home-again","title":"American Poet Who Went Home Again","description":"The American Poet Who Went Home Again is a book of creative nonfiction that blends memoir, literary journalism, history, and biography to tell the story of one writer's rediscovery of his family, his hometown of Savannah, Georgia, and himself. It is composed of four sections containing collectively some twenty chapters and three introductory poems for a total of more than 300 memorable pages with guest appearances by several very special authors. This is a work of true literary art filled with reports from the author's personal spiritual journey and profiles of unforgettable men and women.","brand":"Aberjhani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43812408983594,"sku":"9781435717695","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/0891\/6522\/files\/american-poet-who-went-home-again-2953492.jpg?v=1762945288"},{"product_id":"i-made-my-boy-out-of-poetry","title":"I Made My Boy Out of Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Made My Boy Out of Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection by Savannah poet and author Aberjhani, first published by Washington Publications in 1998. It includes six short stories and fifty poems written between the early 1980s and the late 1990s, blending formal literary craft with the energy of the spoken word movement that gained momentum during that decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore the book's publication, selections from the collection appeared in a range of print venues, from established outlets to independent underground publications, including \u003cem\u003eThe African-American Literary Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Georgia Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Savannah Literary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Savannah Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, and others. \u003cem\u003eESSENCE\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine later featured work from the collection as well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aberjhani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43812409245738,"sku":"9780595157655","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/0891\/6522\/files\/i-made-my-boy-out-of-poetry-5503289.jpg?v=1762945289"},{"product_id":"bridge-of-silver-wings-2009","title":"Bridge of Silver Wings 2009","description":"For the past two years (2006-2008) The Bridge of Silver Wings has earned a name for itself both as a series of poems published in different e-zines and as a book first published in 2007. 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