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Laura Formentini
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I am an author, nonprofit photographer, and activist who has worked all over the world with countless NGOs and seemingly ordinary people who have accomplished the extraordinary. My life's journey hit a major turning point when two years ago I received the news that my 21-year old son had died by suicide on the other side of the planet while I was in Ethiopia working on one of my books. While waiting for the flight that would take me from Addis Ababa to Dublin to Boston and finally, home to Denver, a stranger named Assefa stayed by my side, holding my hand the whole time and wanting no thanks for his kind deed,...
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Will Alexander
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Born in 1948, Will Alexander is a poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, visual artist and pianist. He was the recipient of a Whiting Fellowship for Poetry in 2001 and a California Arts Council Fellowship in 2002. He was also the subject of a colloquium published in the prestigious African American cultural journal, Callaloo in 1999. Author of nine previous books, Alexander has taught at various colleges including University of California, San Diego, New College (San Francisco, CA) , Hofstra University, and Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, in addition to being associated with the nonprofit organization...
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