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Aberjhani
Also known as: Skylark
A former editor for the U.S. Air Force and a native of Savannah, Georgia (USA), [Aberjhani]has authored and/or edited more than 2 dozen books and journals in multiple genres, including educational reference, biography, fantasy, mystery, poetry, history, literary reference, and memoir. He is a winner of the Thomas Jefferson Award for his journalism, the American Library Association Choice Academic Title and Best History Book Awards for his historical writings, the Creative Loafing Critic’s Pick Best Savannah Author Award for general authorship, and the Connect Savannah 2006 Poet and Spoken Word Artist of the Year Award for his poetry. In addition, he is an acclaimed visual artist whose works have been noted for their creative documentation of environmental, social, and spiritual concerns. The author is also the founder of the former [Creative Thinkers International]creative artists community and has served as a member of the [PEN American Center]and Academy of American Poets. In 2009, Aberjhani emerged as one of the pioneers of online [interpretive journalism]. In his position as the National African-American Art Examiner, he has logged informative and entertaining stories on such era-defining issues as: the case of Georgia death-row inmate Troy Anthony Davis; the life and death of Michael Jackson; the presidency of Barack Obama; and the legacy of Nelson Mandela. He introduced the social criticism concept of Guerrilla Decontextualization in 2010 and initiated the 100th Anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance initiative in 2011. In 2014 he joined the ranks of members on the [LinkedIn]website invited to publish a blog on the popular platform. His books, six of which have Kindle editions, include: Songbirds and Roses, Democratic Dilemmas and Divine Inspiration (2025), These Black and Blue Red Zone Days (2023), Greeting Flannery O'Connor at the Back Door of My Mind (2020), Dreams of the Immortal City Savannah (2019), [Songs from the Black Skylark zPed Music Player](2016), Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry (2014); The River of Winged Dreams (2010, Bright Skylark Literary Productions); ELEMENTAL, The Power of Illuminated Love (2008, with artist Luther E. Vann); The American Poet Who Went Home Again (2008); The Bridge of Silver Wings 2009; Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World (2007/2008); Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black (2012); Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance (2003, Facts On File), which won the New Jersey Notable Book Award; The Wisdom of W.E.B. Du Bois (2003, Kensington Books);and I Made My Boy Out of Poetry (1997, Washington Publications/iUniverse). He has also edited a number of titles for both independent authors and academic institutions such as Mountain State University. Most recently he served as editor for [Savannah: Immortal City], and [Savannah: Brokers, Bankers, and Bay Lane - Inside the Slave Trade], the first 2 published volumes in the Civil War Savannah Series by Barry Sheehy, Cindy Wallace, and Vaughnette Goode-Walker. ESSENCE Magazine listed his Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance among its “recommended gift items” and Black Issues Book Review listed it among their “Recommended Titles for the Home Library.” Grits.com selected his ELEMENTAL gift book of art and poetry as one the featured recommended titles for its online book club. * : : : : : :
"Between the hopelessness of despair capable of destroying a life, and the strength that comes with self assurance capable of empowering a life, there sits a great chasm with which many people struggle when attempting to cross from one side to the other."--Aberjhani
Most acclaimed
The Wisdom of W.E.B. Du Bois (eBook)
In his many novels, poetry, histories, editorials, plays, and letters, W. E. B. Du Bois poured so much of his blindingly incandescent soul into his writings that no single volume could ever contain all of his words or works. In fact, had not the historian David Levering Lewis taken it upon himself to pen his Pulitzer Prize-winning double-volume biography of Du Bois, it is quite possible (sadly) that the deeper significance and greater scope of Du Bois’ many exemplary contributions to humanity would have eluded modern readers. THE WISDOM OF W. E. D. DU BOIS, part of Citadel Press’ Philosophical Library Series, employs twelve original essays to showcase excerpts from what seemed to be Du Bois’ ceaselessly prolific pen and life. Here, to be savored, in bite-sized nuggets of instant motivation and inspiration is Du Bois’ at his most brilliant on such subjects as the dynamics of creativity, the healing joy of love, the prophetic vision of democracy, the spiritual perils of war, and much more. These pages throb with uncompromising faith in the truth and beauty of the human spirit.
The Bridge of Silver Wings 2009
This book edition is an immediate forerunner to [The River of Winged Dreams]. It is distinguished from the later edition by the original cover art by Luther E. Vann and by the absence of a number of poems published exclusively in The River of Winged Dreams.
The American Poet Who Went Home Again
The American Poet Who Went Home Again is a very modern book but has drawn comparison to playwright Lillian Hellman’s classic memoir, Pentimento, and like that book it contains both illuminated self portraits and striking objective subject works. Internet book product pages point out that readers who enjoyed The American Poet Who Went Home Again were the same ones inclined to pick up such titles as Ron Hall’s Same Kind of Different as Me, Immaculee Ilibagiza’s Left to Tell, and Tony Dungee’s Quiet Strength, all of portray individuals coming to terms with challenging environments and circumstances. The book’s subtitle, which is on the inside but not the outside cover, is “A mosaic of my soul at work,” and just might be the best overall description of the book.