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NewsBill To Create “Toni Morrison Day” Headed To Vote In Ohio State Senate
“Quiet as it is kept, there were no marigolds in the fall of 1941 . . . Not even the…
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NewsRita Dove Featured On New Podcast By Akron Symphony Orchestra
Fans of Rita Dove’s 2009 poetry collection “Sonata Mulattica” can dive into the story behind the poems in a new podcast produced…
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NewsWatch The 2020 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Enjoy this reimagined ceremony turned documentary, streaming now. It is hosted by Jury Chair Henry Louis Gates Jr. and features…
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Shakespeare Meets Tommy Orange
Students will explore author Tommy Orange’s development of “There There” and its connection to William Shakespeare The Tempest. Developed by…
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Our 2020 Cleveland Book Week In Review
Our slate of virtual programming during this year’s Cleveland Book Week means you have continued access, including our collaborations with…
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2020 Awards Documentary
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EventsSudanese-American Poet Safia Elhillo and Twelve Literary Arts on “The Weight and Opportunity of Living in the Hyphen”
Award-winning poet Safia Elhillo will be joined by acclaimed poets Phil Metres, Stephanie Ginese, Noor Hindi, and Geramee Hensley as…
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EventsCase Western Reserve University: 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Winner David Livingstone Smith
The University of New England philosopher, ethicist and author of the new book “On Inhumanity: Dehumanization and How to Resist…
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Discovering “Reading-in-Place” — the Act of Joining Stories and Geography
This lesson plan thinks through the potential of utilizing Cleveland’s Inter|Urban mural project as a teaching tool to explore the…
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Exploring Magical Thinking Within “Olio” and “The Second Founding”
Students will identify examples of magical thinking in poetry, song, and nonfiction texts (“The Second Founding” by Eric Foner and…
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Taking A Deep Dive Into “Sing Unburied Sing”
Students will explore author Jesmyn Ward’s Mississippi upbringing, key themes in “Sing Unburied Sing,” and its reflection of the contemporary…
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EducationDiscussing The Complexities Of Citizenship Within “Half Of A Yellow Sun”
Kirsten L. Parkinson is the director of the Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature at Hiram College. Teaching world literature…
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EducationThe Light Bulb Effect: Transforming Youth through Creative Writing Workshops
Zachary Thomas is the co-founder of Writers in Residence, which facilitates creative writing workshops for the adjudicated juvenile residents throughout…
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EducationTeaching “The Gay Revolution” In The Classroom
Gabrielle Bychowski is an Anisfield-Wolf SAGES Fellow at Case Western Reserve University, teaching courses on transgender and intersex history, disability…
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EducationExploring Historical Connections Through “The Big Smoke”
Students get an introduction to Adrian Matejka’s “The Big Smoke” and its connections to Ralph Ellison and Shakespeare. Developed by…
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EducationUnderstanding Horizontal + Vertical Identities In “Far from the Tree”
Students will analyze Andrew Solomon’s “Far from the Tree,” as well as the 2018 documentary of the same name. Developed…
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Exploring Political Poetry Through “Deaf Republic”
Students will analyze Ilya Kaminsky’s “Deaf Republic.” Developed by Charles Ellenbogen, literature and language teacher at Campus International High School.
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EventsCIFF STREAMS + AWBA Film Selections
Viewers will have the opportunity to stream free Cleveland International Film Festival documentaries, all with an Anisfield-Wolfian flavor, from September…
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EventsGreat Lakes African American Writers Conference: Pearl Cleage Keynote
Hear award-winning novelist and playwright Pearl Cleage keynote this multi-day writers’ conference, now in its third year. Join the full…
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In Conversation: Charles King + Steven Pinker
A virtual conversation between Charles King, our 2020 winner for nonfiction for “Gods of the Upper Air” and Anisfield-Wolf juror…