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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices6-2-2008Patricia Smith Headlines UNH Black New EnglandConferenceLori WrightUNH Media RelationsFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationWright, Lori, "Patricia Smith Headlines UNH Black New England Conference" (2008). UNH Today. 464.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/464Patricia Smith Headlines UNH Black New England Conferencehttp://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2008/june/lw2blackne.cfm.html[9/9/2016 12:56:45 PM] Patricia Smith Headlines UNH Black New EnglandConferenceMedia Contact:  Lori Wright 603-862-0574UNH Media RelationsJune 2, 2008DURHAM, N.H. -- Patricia Smith, nationally known slam-poet, novelist, biographer, andchildren’s book author, will present the keynote address at the University of New HampshireCenter for New England Culture Black New England Conference, “Black New England Stories:Literature, Art, and Oratory.”The two-day conference begins Friday, June 13, 2008, and will be held in the Memorial UnionBuilding and Holloway Commons. This year's conference will focus broadly on forms of blackexpression and black creativity in New England. Through the stories of well known as well aslittle known authors and artists, presenters will explore how literature, art or oratory was andis used by blacks to discuss issues of the day.In “Resurrecting Necessary Breath,” Smith will explore the unyielding spiritual linkage ofancestry and family in a presentation that mixes memoir, poetry, and the history connectingus all. It will include original images of 19th century black New Englanders from her extensiveprivate collection. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. in Memorial Union Building Theater I. Areception will follow. The event is free and open to the public.Smith is a four-time national individual champion of the National Poetry Slam and hasappeared on the award-winning HBO series "Def Poetry Jam." In October of 2006, she wasinducted into the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent. She iscurrently writing a young adult novel, “The Journey of Willie J.” and “Fixed on a Furious Star,”a biography of Harriet Tubman. Her works include “Teahouse of the Almighty” (Coffee HousePress), “Close to Death” (Zoland Books), “Big Towns, Big Talk” (Z land), “Life According toMotown” (Tia Chucha), and “Africans in America” (Harcourt Brace), a companion volume tothe groundbreaking four-part PBS history series.The conference features an array of nationally known creative writers, artists, and scholarswho will explore New England’s stories of African American life from colonial days to thepresent. There is a $50 registration fee for conference events other than the keynote address.For a complete list of conference participants and seminars, visithttp://www.unh.edu/users/unh/acad/libarts/cnec/bnec08.html.For further information and registration, contact JerriAnne Boggis atjerrianne.boggis@unh.edu, David Watters at david.watters@unh.edu or call 603-862-0353, orvisit www.neculture.org.-30-Patricia Smith Headlines UNH Black New England Conferencehttp://www.unh.edu/delete/news/cj_nr/2008/june/lw2blackne.cfm.html[9/9/2016 12:56:45 PM]

Patricia Smith Headlines UNH Black New England Conference

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Patricia Smith Headlines UNH Black New England Conference

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