 Uncommon Rhythm Inspirational memoir by Aaron P. Dworkin, White House Champion of Change and MacArthur Fellow. Aaron is the Founder and President of the Sphinx Organization, the leading national arts organization that focuses on youth development and diversity in classical music. Uncommon Rhythm is a harrowing, yet moving account of Aaron’s journey through social isolation and discrimination to found one of the nation’s cultural jewels. |
 Dreamist
I am smart. Extremely smart, so say my parents, friends and teachers. But it does not register. I cannot see it, at least not like they see it . . . I am a bit lazy, a daydreamer. My father, a big fan of mine, persecutes me about my laziness, I will daydream my life away. ~from DREAMIST Winner of the Eric Hoffer Award, Crisler is an assistant professor of Creative Writing at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne and a Cave Canem Fellow. |
 Reverie 2011 Print Edition 2011 edition of journal featuring the best of literature, essays and reviews by writers with ties to the Midwest.
REVERIE 2011 VOL. 5
Theme: "Revisiting Injustice." A broad range of creative and scholarly works on topics such as:
· Church burnings in the South in the late 1990s
· An examination of sisterly bonds in terms of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple and Ntozake Shange’s Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo
· A revealing story on the little-known genocide in Namibia in the early 20th Century
· An exploration of human relationships under the guns of the Panamanian Army
· A tribute to Sean Bell by Contributing Editor Metta Sáma |