Chet’la Sebree

Chet’la Sebree Middletown Established Literature: Poetry By: Gail Obenreder “It is important to me that others feel a connection when they arrive at my work. . .  As a Black woman, I feel a particular responsibility to complicate and elevate conversations about Black women’s lives.” — Chet’la Sebree Chet’la Sebree seeks accessibility, illumination and connection […]

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Karen Hurley-Heyman

Karen Hurley-Heyman Newark Emerging Literature: Poetry By: Gail Obenreder She’s finding her true north writing poetry now, but Karen Hurley-Heyman has lived a life filled with drama – literally. She grew up in Oregon, the eldest of six children, and though the family moved to downtown Eugene when she was nine, they lived first in […]

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Timeline: Poetry Out Loud

This post is part of the Division’s 30th Anniversary Timeline series.  

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