Jawanza Dumisani is an American poet. We met in Suzanne Lummis‘s poetry masterclass. One of my very first poetry readings was at the World Stage in Leimert Park, then under his directorship. Jawanza’s poetry is vibrant and sensuous.
As the year comes to a close, I find myself in a reflective mood. Having compiled a list of the more than 350 poets I have mentioned on my website since I began writing about poetry in 2003, I was curious to discover which poets I have mentioned most often in the last ten years. …
Speaking of community, when I was living in the West Adams district of Los Angeles, I spent time at The Anansi Writers Workshop. The following interview, courtesy the Poetry.LA project, does an excellent job of summarizing the impact and importance of this generous tradition of poets supporting poets in L.A. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/v/gtM5CpAPDaw]
I made my way back in to Los Angeles tonight to hear Suzanne Lummis and Lynn Emanuel read at The Ruskin Art Club. Suzanne is always endearingly self-effacing and charming. She also really knows how to engage with an audience. Strangely, many have labeled her a performance poet for this reason when, in fact, I …
I had the privilege of taking Suzanne Lummis’ poetry masterclass at the UCLA extension with Jawanza Dumisani a few years ago. Since then, he has taken over the role of coordinating the Anansi Writers Workshop at The World Stage from Michael Datcher. Jawanza called me up and asked if I would be their featured poet …
Originally Published on LitRave Every once in a while a reading combines all the right elements and the alchemy of something truly memorable happens. Jawanza Dumisani’s featured reading and book signing at The World Stage tonight was one of those rare and precious events. It’s fitting that he returns to the place of his poetic …
Sublime Mischief: A reading of students of Suzanne Lummis’ Masterclass at the UCLA Extension. Featuring Kathleen Tyler, David Eadington, Greg Ennis, Jawanza Dumisani, A. Jay Adler and Robert Peake. Check out the review here in LitRave (scroll down to Frankie Drayus 12.5.02).
