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Amorak Huey: On Stalling Out After Publication
Poet Amorak Huey hit a creative roadblock after publishing his latest poetry collection Dad Jokes From Late in the Patriarchy. He shares his cure (and more!) in this article.
Author:
Amorak Huey’s fourth book of poems is
Dad Jokes from Late in the Patriarchy (Sundress Publications, 2021). Co-author with W. Todd Kaneko of the textbook
Poetry: A Writer’s Guide and Anthology (Bloomsbury Academic, 2018) and the chapbook
Slash / Slash (Diode Editions, 2021), Huey teaches writing at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. His work has appeared in
The Best American Poetry,
American Poetry Review,
May 13, 2021
Today Georgia U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock announced that funds from the American Rescue Plan will go to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU s). HBCU s will get nearly $85 million in funding through the American Rescue Plan and Paine College is getting $2.6 million of the funds.
At least half of the funds must go directly to support student aid as students and parents continue to endure economic distress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other Georgia HBCU s receiving funds:
Albany State University, $20.37 million
Clark Atlanta University, $16.5 million
Fort Valley State University: $11.9 million
Interdenominational Theological Center, $131,131
Today
Becoming windy with scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. A few storms may be severe. High 86F. Winds SSW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40%..
Tonight
Partly to mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms before midnight. A few storms may be severe. Low 62F. Winds S at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Updated: May 14, 2021 @ 2:31 am