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Well, well, well
librarian / writing

Well, well, well

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Evelyn N. Alfred • 4 Comments

It might be time to dust off this blog. I haven’t been journaling offline, so perhaps writing here might help me get back in the habit. I recently received a promotion at my job and I’m hoping that this will give me content to discuss. Or maybe I’ll just talk about my new quarantine obsession: … Continue reading →

Hurston/Wright, Poetry & Jericho Brown
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Hurston/Wright, Poetry & Jericho Brown

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Evelyn N. Alfred • 4 Comments

Last weekend I spent time on Howard’s campus workshopping poetry and learning from Jericho Brown. Along with the poetry workshop, fiction and nonfiction writers were also there to work on their craft for a weekend organized by the Hurston/Wright Foundation. In one of his lectures, Jericho talked about identity, more specifically, identifying as a poet … Continue reading →

One Chapter, One Poem: Ruffin, Abdurraqib, and Parker
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One Chapter, One Poem: Ruffin, Abdurraqib, and Parker

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Evelyn N. Alfred • Leave a comment

Listen to some of my thoughts on these three books. Continue reading →

The Tradition
books / poetry

The Tradition

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Evelyn N. Alfred • Leave a comment

I’m reading The Tradition by Jericho Brown and it is definitely a book you want read in April. Listen to some of my opinions on Anchor. Side-note: I’d love arcs of the other four poetry books in my top five. Just putting it out there. Continue reading →

The Holds List: January
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The Holds List: January

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Evelyn N. Alfred • Leave a comment

I’m excited to get my reading started for 2019, so I’ve put holds on books that are coming out this month. Right now I’m reading books from 2018, but by the end of the month I want to focus on reading books from the current year, instead of lagging behind. Check out my holds list* … Continue reading →

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