DuEwa Frazier is a poet, author, educator, journalist, literacy advocate and speaker. She is the author of a teen novel, Deanne in the Middle (2014), Goddess Under the Bridge: Poems (2013), Shedding Light From My Journeys (2002), Stardust Tracks on a Road (2005)nand Ten Marbles and a Bag to Put Them In: Poems for Children (2010). DuEwa is the editor and publisher of the award nominated anthology, CHECK THE RHYME: AN ANTHOLOGY OF FEMALE POETS & EMCEES (2006). CHECK THE RHYME received nomination in Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry from the NAACP Image Awards in Hollywood, CA. CHECK THE RHYME also received an Honorable Mention for the 2010 Writer's Digest Awards and the 2007 AALAS Open Book Awards. DuEwa has produced and hosted numerous arts events in the New York City area and other locations. Her unique brand of arts events include Art. Love. Music., Word Canvas, Word Canvas Soul and Music, Word Canvas Garden of Poetics and The Haiku & Handgrenades Tribute for Sonia Sanchez at The 2010 Harlem Book Fair in Harlem. DuEwa is the host and producer of Rhymes, Views & News Talk Radio airing via Blog Talk Radio. Her radio show features guest authors, artists and other arts professionals. DuEwa has a been a contributing writer for the following publications: FreshGoddess Magazine, Tidal Basin Review, Signifyin' Harlem, Essence Magazine, Reverie Journal, Kweli Literary Journal, Mahogany Butterfly, PW Review, EzineArticles, Drumvoices Revue, Mosaic Magazine, Poetry Ink Anthology, Poetry in Performance, and others. She has been profiled in several publications including Femmixx.com, The St. Louis American, The St. Louis Argus, Booking Matters, The Ave Magazine, Rolling Out Urbanstyle Weekly and others.As an author, poet and speaker DuEwa has featured at numerous arts venues, colleges, festivals, and conferences including NCTE's Annual CCCC Convention in Kentucky, The Shrine, Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, Bowery Poetry Club, Wordstock, Hue Man Bookstore, Howard University Bookstore, Robin's Bookstore, Bluestockings Books, Charis Books (Atlanta), La Pena Cultural Center (Berkeley, CA), Legacy Books (St. Louis), Capital Book Fest and many others. DuEwa earned the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing degree at The New School. She earned the Ed.M. In Educational Leadership at Columbia University, the M.Ed. in Curriculum & Teaching (Literacy) at Fordham University and the B.A. in English at Hampton University. An advocate for youth literacy, DuEwa has been a teacher, literacy specialist, consultant and/or featured writer and author for New York City Public Schools, Brooklyn Public Library, Rocket Learning, New York City Mission Society, Teachers & Writers Collaborative and Morningside Alliance.Visit her websites:www.duewaworld.comwww.twitter.com/DuEwaworldwww.blogtalkradio.com/duewafraziershow