On Tour
Eddie Bell will be on tour with his latest book, Eeny Meeny Miney Mo / Time to Lynch a Negro and newly produced compact disc—Festival of Tears—with selected poems of love loss, complicity intertwined with lynching and its aftermath. Recorded with musical accompaniment. Click here for the current schedule.
Recent Speaking Engagements
Kiwanis Club, Kingston NY—“The Roots and Meaning of Kwanza”
Trinity-Pawling School—“Diversity as a Way of Life”
Recently Published Article
Eddie’s recent article, “The Search for a New Pastor,” One Church’s Guide to How They Discovered the Will of God in Selecting a Pastor, was published in the March 2008 issue of The Christian Reader. For a free copy, email editor Darryl Barrs at TheChristianReader@cfl.rr.com.
Poems Accepted by Reverie
Eddie’s poem, “Michael's Mother” (English and French versions), will be included the spring 2007 issue of Reverie: Midwest African American Literature. “Call and Response” has been accepted for the Spring 2008 issue. Both poems are from Capt’s Dreaming Chair.
Admission Essay Workshop for Pre-College Students Applying to Competitive Colleges
“Selling Yourself in Words: The College Essay” has been a hit in New York high schools. This workshop is a practical guide to writing a college admission essay. Emphasis is placed on the writing process and methods for making students essays “stand out in the crowd.” Click here for more details.
Recent and Upcoming Readings
The Howland Cultural Center’s, Calling All Poets Series 2007, Beacon, NY
Hudson Valley Poetry Festival, Widow Jane Mine, Rosendale, NY
Bob Wright Poetry Series, Athens, NY
The Rosendale Café with the Betty McDonald Jazz Trio, Rosendale, NY
Gospel Jazz Café, Riverview Baptist Church, Kingston, NY