International Women’s Day at W Hoboken

Poetry publishers and promoters Jack Cooper and Roxanne Hoffman are delighted to announce that their independent press, Poets Wear Prada, is partnering with W Hotels for a local celebration of International Women’s Day at W Hoboken, 225 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030, on March 8th from 6 to 9 PM. Please join us for wine tastings, a live DJ, and poetry! Featuring six distinguished women poets: Tantra Zawadi, Sarah Sarai, Rescue Poetix, Lynne Shapiro, Megha Sood, and Patricia Carragon. RSVP for this free and public event on Eventbrite.

Poets Wear Prada at Sunday's Hoboken Arts & Music Festival

HOBOKEN ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL
Sunday, May 3, 2015
11AM - 6PM
Washington Street from City Hall to 7th Street, Hoboken, NJ

Join Poets Wear Prada in our hometown, the birthplace of Frank Sinatra and professional baseball, Hoboken, New Jersey, Sunday, May 3, 2015 from 11AM to 6PM for a day of FREE LIVE MUSIC, GOOD EATS,  an OUTDOOR ART SHOW, and many, many SMALL BUSINESS VENDORS.  We will be selling our beautiful poetry books and launching our new line of poetry greeting cards. There will also be a sneak preview of  Roxanne Hoffman's upcoming July art show at the Hoboken Library.  Meet author, recording artist and performance poet, Tantra-zawadi who will be signing her books and CD's at our table all day at the event.

POETRY GREETING CARDS FROM POETS WEAR PRADA

POETRY BOOKS FROM POETS WEAR PRADA

Poets Wear Prada at Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday September 18th



Brooklyn Book Festival 2010,
Columbus Park
[Credit: Tantra-zawadi]

 Hoboken, NJ, August 26th, 2011 --   Poets Wear Prada, a small independent literary press based in Hoboken, New Jersey, will be showcasing and selling its thirty-plus poetry titles at this year's Brooklyn Book Festival.  The 6th Annual Festival,  the largest free literary event in New York City and one of America’s premier book festivals, will take place Sunday, September 18th, 2011 in downtown Brooklyn, in and around Borough Hall (209 Joraleman Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201) and the nearby Columbus Park.

Publisher Roxanne Hoffman,
2010 Brooklyn Book Festival
[Credit: Tantra-zawadi]

This will be the second year that Poets Wear Prada joins the vast array of literary stars, emerging authors, publishing industry leaders, editors, and literary insiders participating at the Festival and who represent the exciting world of literature today.  Roxanne Hoffman, Publisher and Senior Editor of Poets Wear Prada who shared a table with another small press, Pleasure Boat Studio, last year  will have her own table this year and states she is already "gearing up" for the event. 


The mostly outdoor festival takes place rain or shine. Last year, despite inclement weather, hundreds of book lovers stopped by to meet and chat with the authors and editors of  Poet Wear Prada as more than 20,000 visitors and media from around the world converged on Borough Hall. "It rained a little, but there were lots of smiling faces, readings, authors and so many delicious books to choose from.  Even with a few rain drops and a chill in the air, folks stopped by to chat with us and share a few stories. I enjoyed hanging out with Roxanne Hoffman, my publisher, authors Patricia Carragon and Joel Allegretti. It was also great sharing a table with Pleasure Boat Studio authors and enjoying the positive vibe,"  blogs Tantra-zawadi, author of "Gathered at Her Sky: Life Poems" (Poets Wear Prada, 2010).

Author Tantra-zawadi & Young Book Lover.
2010 Brooklyn Book Festival
[Credit: Tantra-zawadi]

Poets Wear Prada will be at canopied table no. 62 at the center of Columbus Park a few steps from the park entrance at intersection of Court and Montague Streets.


“Bookend” literary-themed events also return this year, with venues in clubs, parks, bookstores, theaters and libraries across the borough from September 15 through September 18.   For more details visit the Festival website at http://www.brooklynbookfestival.org/. Also follow the Festival on Facebook and Twitter @bkbf.


About Poets Wear Prada:
Poets Wear Prada is a small press based in Hoboken, New Jersey, devoted to introducing new authors through high-quality chapbooks primarily of poetry, since October 2006. Visit us online at pwpbooks.blogspot.com. "Have you had your poetry today?"


Contact:

Poets Wear Prada
Roxanne Hoffman
poetswearprada at myway dot com
201.253.0561

Read Poetry from Poets Wear Prada on Your iPhone

Hoboken, NJ, August 25, 2011 -- With three poetry titles now available on Apple's iBookstore, Poets Wear Prada expands its entry into the eBook market. "Dead Reckoning," a 50-page full-length poetry collection by Gene Auprey, originally released as a paperback last year, April 2010, recently joined the two chapbook titles already listed in the iBookstore catalogue -- "Thrum: Poems by Joel Allegretti" and "Gathered at Her Sky: Life Poems" by Tantra-zawadi. The iBook titles sell at a significant discount off the list price for the corresponding paperback editions -- iBook versions of the two chapbooks list at $4.99 -- an almost 60% savings off the paperback editions which each sell for $12  -- while Auprey's full-length collection sells for $8.99, about a 40% discount off the paperback version which lists for $15.  And of course there is never any shipping and handling.

Roxanne Hoffman, Founder and Senior Editor at Poets Wear Prada, was curious to see how well the books would transition to Apple's popular personal hand-held mobile devices.  She enlisted the assistance of Ms. Patricia Carragon, who curates the Brownstone Poets reading in Brooklyn, and who spent last summer working as a Marketing Intern for Poets Wear Prada, and owns a iPhone.  Ms. Carragon agreed and after first registering for iTunes, she downloaded the free iBooks app to her iPhone and then samples of the two chapbook titles from the iBookstore to take a look.




Patricia Carragon with her iPhone's personal iBookstore Library.

 

"Thrum: Poems" by Joel Allegretti Front Cover Display on Ms. Carragon's iPhone

Her first response "OMG, this is so cute! You've got to see the little bookshelf!" Today, Ms. Hoffman got to do just that when the two met in NYC's Little Korea at Kum Gang San for lunch and snapped the photos shown here.  Ms. Carragon was not able to display the cover for "Gathered at Her Sky" due to the WIFI  traffic at the busy restaurant but Ms. Hoffman was able to scroll through the sample pages with just a touch to the iPhone's  screen.  While she found taking photos of the luminous iPhone screen "challenging" she said she did not find it a challenge to read the sample interior pages for the iBooks.  "I'm not sure if this is the  best way to read a detective story or a best selling novel but for short poetry like  the haiku Patricia Carragon often writes and for micro fiction  -- what I like to call "subway stories" -- anything short enough to read as you commute standing up in crowded rush-hour mass transit -- it works and completely makes sense in  today's fast-paced environment and for the constantly texting and gaming on-the-go 'digital natives' of  Generation Z."

Ms. Carragon's haiku response: "iPhone library/easy reading/on a mini shelf."  Her third book, "Cupcake Chronicles," a chapbook length collection of micro fiction, will be published by Poet Wear Prada this winter. "iPad and iPhone users, keep a look out for this perfect additon to your iBookstore library," advises Ms. Hoffman.

About Poets Wear Prada:


Poets Wear Prada is a small press based in Hoboken, New Jersey, devoted to introducing new authors through high-quality chapbooks primarily of poetry, since October 2006. Visit us online at pwpbooks.blogspot.com. "Have you had your poetry today?"


Contact:
Poets Wear Prada
Roxanne Hoffman
poetswearprada at myway dot com
201.253.0561

Poetry from Poets Wear Prada Now Available from iTunes

Poets Wear Prada announced its entry into the lucrative e-book market with the availability of two of its titles, “Gathered at Her Sky: Life Poems” by Tantra-zawadi and “Thrum: Poems” by Joel Allegretti, on Apple’s iBookstore and iTunes.


Hoboken, NJ, August 17, 2011 -- Poets Wear Prada today announced its entry into the lucrative commercial e-book market with the availability of two of its titles on Apple’s iTunes (UK). “Gathered at Her Sky: Life Poems” by Tantra-zawadi (http://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/gathered-at-her-sky/id443593407?mt=11), and “Thrum: Poems” by Joel Allegretti (http://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/thrum/id450632962?mt=11) are now available for immediate download. Both titles were converted to e-publication format and submitted to Apple's iBookstore by Lulu.com, which publishes and carries print-on-demand paperback editions of several Poets Wear Prada titles. Lulu has partnered with Apple to ensure that as many Lulu titles as possible are “available to every potential customer on the planet, starting with the 120 million plus readers who own an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and shop at the iBookstore.” Lulu converts selected titles from its catalogue and handles their submission to Apple at no cost to its authors and their publishers but an iBookstore listing is not guaranteed.

Roxanne Hoffman, Senior Editor and Founder of Poets Wear Prada, was first contacted by Lulu.com in March about the free e-book conversions with an invitation to "join the ranks of Lulu authors who have already sold 60,000 e-books through the iBookstore." She received word in June that the two titles were converted and submitted to Apple, informed the two authors involved, and started her anxious wait to see if the titles would make the cut. “Gathered at Her Sky” was picked up July 11 and “Thrum” four days later. Both chapbooks are now available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iBooks, and via computer with iTunes to registered Apple and AOL users.

Her wait finally over, and the two titles now available for sale as e-books, Ms. Hoffman says she is “excited and looking forward to future of publishing and being a part of it.” Poets Wear Prada switched to print-on-demand in 2010 after using local Hoboken mom-and-pop print shops since 2006 to publish the traditional saddle-stitched chapbooks, and after a larger printer failed to deliver the initial 800 copies of what would have been the press's first full-length collection. Ms. Hoffman said, “The quality of the print-on-demand books is better -- we can now offer perfect bound editions -- and the headache of direct mail orders is now handled by two experts in on-line distribution, Amazon and Lulu -- no more trips to the post office -- and best of all, my home office doesn't look like a warehouse. We had been looking at various options to convert our books for Kindle, Nook, iPad and the other competing tablets all of which require their own proprietary format. Then Lulu made the announcement it would do free conversions for the iPad. Sometimes it pays not to be on leading edge ahead of the curve. In this case, my procrastination paid off.” Lulu promises that these e-publication files will be available for further distribution to its ever expanding list of eBook retail partners.

Tantra-zawadi, author of “Gathered at Her Sky” says "I am delighted to join the ranks of authors in the ever expanding e-book market. Poet's Wear Prada has seized the opportunity to reach a broader audience in the digital community with easier access to my book and on-line spoken word musical collaborations. This is an exciting and well integrated introduction into a new technological era!”

Poets Wear Prada also continues to expand its paperback distribution. Six poetry chapbook titles from Poets Wear Prada are now available from Tower Books at Tower.com: "Gathered at Her Sky: Life Poems" by Tantra-zawadi, "Thrum: Poems" by Joel Allegretti, "Green Rain" by Mary Orovan, "The Slip" by Michael Montlack, "Payday Loans" by Jee Leong Koh and "Detailed Still" by Karen Neuberg. The six paperback titles were added to the on-line music store catalogue August 10th, 2011 through Amazon's CreateSpace.com's extended distribution program. [http://www.tower.com/tower_search/search_2.cfm?keywords=poets%20wear%20prada&div_id=1]

Author Joel Allegretti says, “It seems appropriate that my Poets Wear Prada collection is available through an online music store because ‘Thrum’ deals exclusively with musical instruments. Its international availability is a real bonus because it now has a channel it otherwise would not have.”

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About Poets Wear Prada:
Poets Wear Prada is a small press based in Hoboken, New Jersey, devoted to introducing new authors through high-quality chapbooks primarily of poetry, since October 2006.  Visit us online at pwpbooks.blogspot.com. "Have you had your poetry today?"

Contact:Poets Wear Prada
Roxanne Hoffman
poetswearprada at myway dot com
201.253.0561

May 17 Tantra-zawadi & Richard Marx Weinraub at Tillies of Brooklyn

Poetry Grows In Ft. Greene

The Brownstone Poets Presents:

Tantra-zawadi

&

Richard Marx Weinraub

Tuesday, May 17

Starts at 7p.m.

– Open Mic Sign Up at 6:45 p.m. –

We must be out by 9 p.m.

@

Tillies of Brooklyn

248 DeKalb Ave.

(corner of Vanderbilt and DeKalb)

Brooklyn, NY 11205

Phone # (718) 783-6140

Take the J, R or Q trains to DeKalb Avenue, the C to Lafayette, the G to Clinton/Washington

2, 3, 4, 5 to Nevins St.

http://www.hopstop.com/  

$3 Donation – plus Food/Drink – Limited Open Mic - one poem (3-minute limit)

Tantra-zawadi
author of GATHERED AT HER SKY (Poets Wear Prada, 2010)



Richard Marx Weinraub
Author of  HEAVENLY BODIES (Poets Wear Prada, 2007)



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THRUM: Poems by JOEL ALLEGRETTI
OUTSIDE GIRL by CYNDI DAWSON
GATHERED AT HER SKY: Life Poems by TANTRA-ZAWADI
DEAD RECKONING: Poems by GENE AUPREY

OUTSIDE GIRL by CYNDI DAWSON
$12.00

Lived through the NYC downtown ’80s? Cyndi Dawson takes you home. And if you were never there, you are now, through the penetrating glare of an "Outside Girl" who brings the reader through the scene, the clubs, the drugs, the grit, and ties it all together with love. With this collection, Cyndi Dawson, who is known largely for her stage performances, establishes herself as fierce, forceful, raw, punk poet in the tradition of Jim Carroll, who holds her own on the page as well as the stage. — PUMA PERL, author of KNUCKLE TATTOOS and BELINDA AND HER FRIENDS





 





 

GATHERED AT HER SKY: Life Poems by TANTRA-ZAWADI
$12.00

  “Tantra's writing oozes with the passion of Neruda and the sensitivity of Sonia. Her words can warm the coldest of hearts.” — Bruce George, Co-Founder of RUSSELL SIMMONS DEF POETRY JAM

“Tantra-zawadi's poetry speaks of a global consciousness and ambassadorship; each word of every line reminds us of the connection we have to one another in the race to win.”— Tshombe Sekou Harris, Founder/Host of FREEDOM VERSE CAFE

Tantra-zawadi, an award winning poet/artist/filmmaker from Brooklyn, New York, has performed to standing-room audiences in the USA, South Africa, London, Germany and Toronto. GATHERED AT HER SKY contains excerpts from her off-Broadway production SOLDIER BLUES, and her one-woman performance piece GIRL: A CHOREOSPECTIVE, as well as the text of previously recorded spoken word tracks.

 

THRUM: Poems by JOEL ALLEGRETTI
$12.00

In THRUM, Joel Allegretti, deftly and delightfully, strums his magical musical instrument, which is poetry, as he forges fresh forms of songs and stories that are inspired by strummers’s strings. “Context is everything,” Allegretti reminds us, and we’re planted in the heart of a global ancient/modern orchestra. Prepare yourself for the revelatory performance. --Martine Bellen



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

DEAD RECKONING: Poems by GENE AUPREY
$15.00

 
Author Gene Auprey offers a new collection of poems; a meditation on nature, life and death, and the ever-present possibilities of hope, humor and love. “At home somewhere between the pastoral and the familial, violence and tranquility (often showing how they are sometimes the same side of the same coin), Gene Auprey’s voice is one of restrained and steady power.” — James Midgely, Editor MIMESIS

Winners of Tantra-Zawadi Promise Prize Announced!

Peace and Blessings!


It is with great joy to announce the winners from Chitakatira High School in Zimbabwe, of the Tantra-zawadi Promise Prize in English.

Awarded for Outstanding Academic Achievement in English:

Beauty Manjonjori

Munyaradzi Muchabaya

Pamela Chakondowa

Poetry/Creative Writing Winners:

Bornwell Muzamwese

Brighton Muzamwese

Leona Mundangepfupfu

Lincon Muchena

McCloud Moyo

Thandiwe Mukaira

Please visit my website at Tantra-zawadi.com to see more of their beautiful faces and read their poems on the topic: "Africa - Leading the 21st Century."

Show them some love and please leave comments for our young visionaries.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.
--Nelson Mandela

Love, light and continued progress,



Tantra-zawadi



PWP Author Tantra-Zawadi on Tour for GATHERED AT HER SKY: Upcoming February Events!

Tantra-Zawadi at TRCC's Soul Food/Jazz Night

Basic info:


Author Tantra-Zawadi will be promoting her book, Gathered at Her Sky: Life Poems. The event will run on Wednesday February 23rd from 6:30-9:30pm, taking place at Three Rivers Community College, Cafeteria, 574 New London Turnpike, Norwich, CT 06360, USA
Event description:

Soul Food/Jazz Night · "New Orleans-Style"

Tantra will be performing with Tut Amin.


Food, Live Music, and Lots of Fun! Sponsored by: TRCC's Cultural Society, New Orleans Rebuilding Team, Fine Arts Committee, and ConnCAS.

$5 suggested donation.

Location: TRCC Cafeteria

Tantra-Zawadi  Features at 449LA aka SCAT's

Friday Night Mic with Ronne

Basic info:


Author Tantra-Zawadi will be promoting the book, Gathered at Her Sky: Life Poems. The event will run on Friday February 25th from 7-9pm at 449LA aka SCAT Showcase For Artists, 449 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10037, USA
Event description:

In Harlem, New York: Lenox Ave. bet. W. 132nd & W. 133rd Sts.

Admission: $5.00

For Info/Directions: (212) 234-3298



Visit Amazon's Tantra Zawadi Page:  http://www.amazon.com/Tantra-Zawadi/e/B003XLULLQ/

And follow her event's on BookTour.com: http://booktour.com/author/32957


Tantra blogs at:  http://www.tantra-zawadi.com/

Afro-Futures: Bianca Dorsey, an exclusive interview by Tantra-Zawadi

Afro-Futures welcomes Bianca Dorsey with an exclusive interview by Tantra-Zawadi.

Tantra-zawadi writes: "Recently, I had the pleasure of spending time with Bianca Dorsey, a beautiful and gifted world artist. Bianca also spoke about the importance of exploring the techniques of our ancestors to create art that endures. Afrofutures welcomes Bianca Dorsey."

Read the rest of the article "A conversation with artist Bianca Dorsey" on-line at Afro-Futures:

http://afrofutures.com/?p=1037

Bianca Dorsey is a Brooklyn-based artist, who paints, sculpts and designs jewelry. She is graduate of Pratt Institute, NY receiving a Bachelor’s of Fine Art in Sculpture and she received her Master’s Degree in Gallery and Retail Art Administration from Fashion Institute of Technology, NY. Recent gallery exhibitions include group shows, Rising Suns, the Dash Gallery, NY (2010) and The Color of Words, Brooklyn Working Artists Coalition, Bklyn, NY (2009) and a solo exhibit, The Lives of Goddesses, Curated by Carol Blank, Bklyn, NY (2006).

PWP Books published Tantra-Zawadi's second collection of poetry Gathered at Her Sky in 2010.

Feb 1: Tantra-zawadi @ Wyandanch Public Library

Tantra-Zawadi

Tuesday, February 1st
Doors Open at 1:00 PM
Wyandanch Public Library
14 S 20th St Wyandanch, NY 11798
TicketsFree


Screening, performance and artist talk of "A Silent Genocide: A Brief insight into HIV/AIDS" - a short documentary by Tantra-zawadi edited by Oliver Covrett, XYAYX Multimedia.

* * *

Saturday, April 2nd
Doors Open at 8:00 PM
595 North
595 North Ave
Atlanta, GA 30354

A tribute to Abiodun Oyewole of the Last Poets - hosted by U-Nek Reality. Dinner, poetry performances and more!

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Tuesday, May 17th
Doors Open at 7:00 PM
Tillies of Brooklyn
248 Dekalb Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205
(718) 783-6140

Brownstone Poets - Hosted by Patricia Carragon - Features: PWP Authors Tantra-zawadi and Richard Marx Weinraub.

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Sunday, June 5th
Doors Open at 12:00 PM
Montserrat Poetry Festival
Montserrat Vineyards Knobnoster, MO

The 2011 Montserrat Poetry Festival hosted by Mark Pearce - Details TBA.

"Tantra's writing oozes with the passion of Neruda and the sensitivity of Sonia. Her words can warm the coldest of hearts." --Bruce George, Co-Founder of Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam


"Tantra-zawadi is one of the finest and greatest female poets who undoubtedly has ushered in a new era and genre that will take the 21st century into one where humanity will move forward. She rejuvenates the weak mind, shakes and moves hard hearts. If one wants the power of poetry, then Tantra's is the holistic package." --Betty Makoni, Founder of Girl-Child Network Worldwide and a 2009 Top Ten CNN Hero

Groove Assassin FT Tantra Zawadi: LOVE SEEKER Reviewed in TILLLATE

Groove Assassin Feat. Tantra Zawadi: Love Seeker (Gotta Keep Faith), GKF085, Released Dec. 27, 2010 gets the thumbs up (9/10) from  both Lewis Dene and DJ Mannix in Tilllate Magazine: The World's Essential Clubbing Magazine:

 http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5f3897c#/d5f3897c/88

"Reminiscent of Ursula Rucker's Firefly Single "Supernatural" of a few years ago, this ethereal, laidback, and sometimes positively chill house offering, comes from Sheffield's Nick Moss (AKA Groove Assassin) and New York-based poet Tantra Zawadi." Sultry and seductive in the main...the vocal makes you all gooey inside."-- Lewis Dene, TILLATE

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d5f3897c#/d5f3897c/90

"Italy's finest address, when it comes to soulful house, Gotta Keep Faith have signed a real nugget here, the new cut from Nick Moss aka Groove Assassin. It's a spoken word flavored old skool record, powered by the tasty vocals of Tantra Zawadi..." -- DJ Mannix, TILLLATE

To preview/buy tracks goto TRAXSOURCE.com:

http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=show&fc=tpage&cr=titles&cv=75858 

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The following titles are available on LULU:

THRUM: Poems by Joel Allegretti
DEAD RECKONING: Poems by Gene Auprey
GATHERED AT HER SKY: Life Poems by Tantra-zawadi
OUTSIDE GIRL by Cyndi Dawson

Poets Wear Prada Announces 2010 Pushcart Nominations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Roxanne Hoffman

201 795 3810
roxy533@yahoo.com

 

SMALL NEW JERSEY LITERARY PRESS PICKS SIX 

FOR A SHOT AT THE ANNUAL PUSHCART PRIZE

RECOGNIZING THE BEST OF 2010 BY SMALL PRESSES 

 
HOBOKEN, NJ (November 18, 2010)  Poets Wear Prada announces its 6 nominees for the 35th Annual Pushcart Prize, the coveted award for the best of the best published by small presses.   Each fall, nominations for the Pushcart Prize are made by little magazine and small book press editors (print or online).  Each editor may make up to six nominations from their year’s publications by the December 1, (postmark) deadline.   Nominations can include a poem, short story, essay or a chapter from a novel, or any "literary whatnot." Translations, reprints and both traditional and experimental writing are also welcomed. The best from these nominations are selected by Bill Henderson and the other Pushcart Press editors for inclusion in the annual print anthology distributed by W. W. Norton, published every year since 1976.

The six nominees and their submitted works in order of their release are as follows:

“The Drop” by Austin Alexis from his chapbook For Lincoln: & Other Poems (Poets Wear Prada, March 2010), a varied collection of poetic portraits -- famous &  unknown -- artists, US Presidents, street people, commuters and family members -- selected as a Small Press Review Pick this past June.  Poets Wear Prada published his previous chapbook LOVERS AND DRAG QUEENS in 2007. This is his second Pushcart nomination by the press.


"Guitar” by Joel Allegretti from his chapbook Thrum: Poems (Poets Wear Prada, March 2010), a pop-culture and trivia infused collection of 22 prose poems and essays about "chordophones" or string musical instruments. “Guitar” was previously published in Porcupine.


“Chores” by the widely traveled and a dedicated outdoors man Gene Auprey from his chapbook Dead Reckoning: Poems (Poets Wear Prada, April 2010), a 50-page collection of memoiristic poems set in rural Maine and written in colloquial New Englandese.

“Girl” by Tantra-zawadi,  the award winning Brooklyn poet/artist/filmmaker from her chapbook Gathered at Her Sky: Life Poems (Poets Wear Prada, June 2010), containing contains excerpts from her off-Broadway production SOLDIER BLUES, and her one-woman performance piece GIRL: A CHOREOSPECTIVE, as well as the text of previously recorded spoken word tracks. “Girl” also appeared in the publication Poetry in Purple as part of Downstate Medical Center’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October 2009.

“Exit 14” by New Jersey Actress and Wordrocker Cyndi Dawson from her chapbook Outside Girl (Poets Wear Prada, June 2010), focusing on the author’s behind-the-scene experiences and reflections on her “coming of age” during the punk rock ’80s in New York and New Jersey.


“At the Kotel” by Philadelphia native and retired speech therapist B.E. Kahn from her chapbook Landscapes of Light: Poems (October, Poets Wear Prada, 2010), tracking her spiritual journey while traveling from Greece to Israel.

Poets Wear Prada, a small literary press based in Hoboken, New Jersey, was founded in October of 2006 to develop and promote new and established narrative and lyrical poets. Some of the poets previously published and nominated by the press include Iris Berman, Carol Wierzbicki, Michael Montlack, Susan Maurer, Erik La Prade, Gil Fagiani, Bob Heman, Maria Lisella and Laura Vookles. Poets Wear Prada blogs at http://pwpbooks.blogspot.com/. Most of their titles are available at Amazon.com.

Wed Sept 29th at 3PM: Listen to TANTRA-ZAWADI on Blog Talk Radio with Kathleen Schmidt

Project Empowerment presents Tantra-Zawadi,  a Blog Talk Radio interview with Kathleen Schmidt, Author of Escaping the Glass Cage: A Story of Survival and Empowerment from Domestic Violence

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 3:00PM EST

www.blogtalkradio.com/projectempowerment 

Call-in Number: (347) 945-5441

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." —Mahatma Gandhi

Tantra-Zawadi

Joining us for today's show is Tantra-Zawadi. She best describes her work "by the love that I make through my art to the vision of the unseen reality." As a performance poet and published author, Tantra supports the rights of women to exist, choose, decide and think through the art form of spoken word. http://www.tantra-zawadi.com. Tantra has performed to standing-room audiences at venues as far away as South Africa, London, Germany and Toronto. Her new book: Gathered at Her Sky: Life Poems by Tantra-zawadi, published by Poets Wear Prada. She is the author of alifepoeminprogress and her poetry was featured in Essence Magazine and in spoken word publications such as Redeye, spokenvizions.com, defpoetryjam.com, Platinum Poets, Sunpiper Press, Souled Up and poetswearprada.com. On Screen Tantra-zawadi is the host of her own spoken word series, WORDSPACE, and has made several appearances on cable television, local and satellite radio shows. Music and Poetry Tantra’s poem and video  “Scarlet Waters,” was featured on the Product(RED) video wall to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS in Africa. Her short documentary, “A Silent Genocide ~ A Brief Insight into HIV/AIDS” edited by Oliver Covrett, takes another look at the personal impact of this disease. Tantra also participated in a public service announcement for BETAH Associates produced by Marc Herbert Productions aimed at promoting HIV/AIDS awareness and is sharing her one-woman performance pieces “Girl – A Choreospective” and “Soldier Blues” with the world. She is also a Mentor for Girl Child Network Worldwide, http://www.girlchildnetworkworldwide.org.




Kathleen Schmidt

 Host Kathleen Schmidt is a full time work at home mom of two Type 1 Diabetic sons and lives in Seattle, WA with her husband of over 11 years.  She is the published author with her debut book, Escaping the Glass Cage: A Story of Survival and Empowerment from Domestic Violence. Her intention is to share empowering stories, people and events that are making a difference in our world. Please check out her website at http://kathleenmschmidt.com/ for updates, speaking and guest appearances and all the fun projects she's working on to help empower others.

Cendrine Marrout, Canadian Independent Artist Examiner, Gives GATHERED AT HER SKY by Tantra-zawadi 5 Stars!

Gathered at Her Sky 
Life Poems by Tantra-zawadi
ISBN 978-0-9841844-6-0
Paperback: 42 pages
Poets Wear Prada, June 2010
$12.00

"GATHERED AT HER SKY, Tantra-zawadi’s new book will make you like poetry again. This short but amazing ten-poem collection delivers poignant truths that will tug at your heartstrings and shake your bones. It speaks to the divine in us, a place where Love is not hindered by materialistic considerations. Most importantly, the book asks women to proudly stand up and refuse the dictatorship of closed minds."
-- Cendrine Marrouat, Canada Independent Artist Examiner, examiner.com

To read the rest of Marrouat's review click here:
http://www.examiner.com/canada-independent-artist-in-canada/review-of-gathered-at-her-sky-review


GATHERED AT HER SKY by Tantra-zawadi is available from Amazon.com, CreateSpace.com and LULU.com and at the Greenpoint Bookstore, 686 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217.

Book Trailer: GATHERED AT HER SKY by Tantra-zawadi

GATHERED AT HER SKY: Life Poems by Tantra-zawadi by is available online at Amazon.com, CreateSpace.com and Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-0-9841844-6-0, Paperback: 42 pp., Price: $12.00, Publisher: Poets Wear Prada. Partial proceeds from the book will be donated to Girl Child Network.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Gathered At Her Sky by Tantra-zawadi

Gathered at Her Sky, a Celebration of Life, Black Love and Humanity: Award-Winning Poet/Artist/Filmmaker from Brooklyn Has New Book


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

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GATHERED AT HER SKY, A CELEBRATION OF LIFE, BLACK LOVE AND HUMANITY

Award-Winning Poet/Artist/Filmmaker from Brooklyn Has New Book

Hoboken, NJ (July 20, 2010) Poets Wear Prada is pleased to announce the release of Gathered at Her Sky: Life Poems by Tantra-zawadi. Her ten “life poems” speak of “global consciousness and ambassadorship ... every line reminds us of the connection we have to one another in the race to win,” says Tshombe Sekou Harris, founder/host of Freedom Verse Café.

Betty Makoni, founder of the Girl Child Network and a 2009 Top Ten CNN Hero, describes author Tantra-zawadi as “one of the finest and greatest female poets who undoubtedly has ushered in a new era and genre that will take the 21st century into one where humanity will move forward. She rejuvenates the weak mind, shakes and moves hard hearts. If one wants the power of poetry, then Tantra’s is the holistic package.”

Tantra-zawadi’s powerful poetry brings lyrical compassion into activism as well as the power of healing. Bruce George, Co-Founder of Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam says “Tantra's writing oozes with the passion of Neruda and the sensitivity of Sonia.” In her poem “Girl,” Tantra writes: “Out-sharpening my enemies/With what Eve knew in Adam” and “The toxic release of traitors/Running like thieves/From territories/Destined for greatness.” She exposes the pain endured by women of color, both past and present: genital mutilation, rape, AIDS, apartheid, domestic violence, racial discrimination and sexism. And how they must rise above these obstacles, stronger and healed through self-awareness and dignity. “Girl,” an except taken from the stage production of the same name, first appeared in Poetry in Purple published in conjunction with Downstate Medical Center’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October 2006) and will be included on her forthcoming CD Lifewatcher.

Tantra-zawadi is her poem “Black Love.” She is a freedom fighter, lover, universal consciousness and doctor of humanity. Feel her sensuality and strength dance and sing on each page. She’s a true storyteller from start to finish. Read her words, enjoy and rejoice!

Gathered at Her Sky is available online at Amazon.com, CreateSpace.com and Lulu.com. ISBN: 978-0-9841844-6-0, Paperback: 42 pp., Price: $12.00, Publisher: Poets Wear Prada. Partial proceeds from the book will be donated to Girl Child Network.

About Tantra-Zawadi

An award winning poet/artist/filmmaker from Brooklyn, New York, Tantra has performed to standing-room audiences in the USA, London, Germany and Toronto. She has performed original works in off-Broadway productions including Soldier Blues, and her one-woman performance piece, Girl: A Choreospective. She is known for being on the cutting edge as an artist regarding issues such as HIV and AIDS awareness. Tantra’s poem and video, “Scarlet Waters,” was featured on the Product (RED) video wall to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS in Africa and her short documentary, A Silent Genocide ~ A Brief Insight into HIV/AIDS edited by Oliver Covrett, takes another look at the personal impact of the disease. Visit Tantra online at: www.tantra-zawadi.com www.facebook.com/tantrazawadi www.myspace.com/tantrais www.youtube.com/tantrazawadi.

About Poets Wear Prada

PWP is a small press based in Hoboken, New Jersey, devoted to introducing new authors through high-quality chapbooks primarily of poetry, since October 2006. Please visit us online at http://pwpbooks.blogspot.com/.

Have you had your poetry today?

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Tantra-zawadi | Gathered at Her Sky

Tantra-zawadi, an award winning poet/artist/filmmaker from Brooklyn, New York, has performed to standing-room audiences in the USA, South Africa, London, Germany and Toronto. Her new book, GATHERED AT HER SKY, contains excerpts from her off-Broadway production SOLDIER BLUES, and her one-woman performance piece GIRL: A CHOREOSPECTIVE, as well as the text of previously recorded spoken word tracks.

Gathered at Her Sky
Life Poems by Tantra-zawadi
ISBN 978-0-9841844-6-0

Trade Paperback, 42 pp.

List Price: $12.00

Poets Wear Prada, May 2010

Soon Available from Lulu.com, CreateSpace.com and on Amazon.com

“Tantra-zawadi is one of the finest and greatest female poets who undoubtedly has ushered in a new era and genre that will take the 21st century into one where humanity will move forward. She rejuvenates the weak mind, shakes and
moves hard hearts. If one wants the power of poetry, then Tantra’s is the
holistic package.”

— Betty Makoni, Founder of the Girl Child Network
and a 2009 Top Ten CNN Hero

“Tantra-zawadi's poetry speaks of a global consciousness and ambassadorship; each word of every line reminds us of the connection we have to one another in the race to win.”

— Tshombe Sekou Harris, Founder/Host of Freedom Verse Café

“Tantra's writing oozes with the passion of Neruda and the sensitivity of Sonia. Her words can warm the coldest of hearts.”

— Bruce George, Co-Founder of Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam

“The power in her words percolates; the truth in her story persuades; and the activism in her message is victorious.”

— Chuma Whahid Rasul, Founder/CEO of Chuma Spirit Books, LLC,
and author of The Third Eye of a Butterfly

About the Author:

Tantra-zawadi, an award winning poet/artist/filmmaker from Brooklyn, New York, has performed to standingroom audiences at venues as far away as South Africa, London, Germany and Toronto. She has performed original works in off-Broadway productions including Soldier Blues, and her one-woman performance piece, Girl: A Choreospective. She is known for being on the cutting edge as an artist regarding issues such as HIV and AIDS awareness. Tantra’s poem and video, “Scarlet Waters,” was featured on the Product (RED) video wall to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS in Africa and her short documentary, A Silent Genocide ~ A Brief Insight into HIV/AIDS edited by Oliver Covrett, takes another look at the personal impact of the disease.

Follow Tantra-zawadi online:

www.tantra-zawadi.com
www.facebook.com/tantrazawadi
www.myspace.com/tantrais
www.youtube.com/tantrazawadi