Herbert
Woodward Martin has authored seven volumes of poetry.
His selected poems Inscribing My Name will be
issued by Kent State University Press later in 2006. He
has been the librettist for two contemporary operas:
Paul Laurence Dunbar: Common Ground, and It
Pays To Advertise; He has written a new texts for a
Magnificat and a new cantata based on Crispus Attucks.
He is the Poet In Residence at The University of Dayton
and The Paul Laurence Dunbar Laureate Poet for Dayton,
Ohio. He has edited two books of Dunbar's works: In
His Own Voice and The Selected Poems of Paul
Laurence Dunbar. He has produced and performed in
Paul Laurence Dunbar: The Eyes of The Poet.
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Avideh
Shashaani is the founder and president of the
Fund for the Future of our Children (FFC), a non-profit
organization based in Washington, DC dedicated to
developing innovative educational and multicultural
programs that encourage the healthy integration of body,
mind, and heart in children and youth and empower them
to be agents of peace in local and global environments.
She promotes intercultural and interfaith understanding
through lectures, workshops, and publications. She is
the author of two books, Promised Paradise (poetic
prose) and Remember Me (poetry.) She has translated ten
Persian mystical texts into English. She served as Vice
President of the Literary Friends of the DC Public
Library for five years. She is a former Co-Director of
the International Institute for Rehabilitation in
Developing Countries (founded by the UN, UNESCO, UNDP
and Rehabilitation International). She is the past
Board Chair of Refugee Women in Development and the
Founding Chair of MOSAICA: The Center for Nonprofit
Development and Pluralism. She holds a Bachelor's degree
in Experimental Psychology, a Master’s degree in
Educational Planning and Management, and a Ph.D. in Sufi
Studies.
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Retired
Israeli Soldier & Anti-War Poet
Elisha Porat's Poem on
'the Wailing Wall'
in Jerusalem
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Poetry Including an Interview (Audio) with
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