{"71486":{"#nid":"71486","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Erato Reading Series to Feature Three Atlanta Writers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin Erato in the Library\u0027s Neely Room (Library West Commons) to experience the poetry of three Atlanta area authors. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\n\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/tavaresstephens.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETavares Stephens\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E weaves the art of storytelling into his work by relating his poetry to stories and experiences that have shaped him as an artist, classroom teacher and servant.\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe wrote \u201cSoulfood Caf\u00e9,\u201d a book of poetry, and \u201cReading Revolution,\u201d a book of biographies covering important contributions from the African Diaspora. His poetry spans life situations, political and social issues, as well as human emotions. \n\nStephens has worked as a freelance columnist for Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Currently, he serves as a freelance curriculum writer and trainer for The Learning Together Company, which helps raise student achievement in reading and math. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAuthor, playwright, poet and performer \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.alicelovelace.com\/\u0022\u003EAlice Lovelace\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E is the co-founder of the Southern Collective of African American Writers (SCAWW), editor of \u201cCRUX: A Conversation in Words and Images from South Africa to South USA.\u201d \n\nHer work has been published both nationally and internationally. For nine years, she has written and performed the storyline for the annual recital of 200 young dancers from Moving in the Spirit in Atlanta. She also wrote and performed two full length dance productions with Gash Voight Dance Theatre. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.thestonescolossaldream.blogspot.com\/\u0022\u003ETania Rochelle\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, teacher and author, has taught creative writing for 13 years at Portfolio Center in Atlanta. She has published two books of poetry, \u0022Karaoke Funeral\u0022 and \u0022The World\u2019s Last Bone,\u0022 both from Snake Nation Press. \n\nRochelle is currently completing her Master\u2019s in Clinical Counseling and hopes to combine her writing and counseling skills to help people recover from trauma and addiction. She received her MFA from The Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThree Atlanta area poets will present at the Erato Reading Series from 7 \u2013 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 19 in the Georgia Tech Library.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tavares Stephens, Alice Lovelace, and Tania Rochelle will share their works during the Reading Series."}],"uid":"27508","created_gmt":"2011-10-17 15:02:38","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:30","author":"Tearanny Street","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-10-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-10-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71488":{"id":"71488","type":"image","title":"Tavares Stephens - erato reading series","body":null,"created":"1449177386","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:16:26","changed":"1475894637","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:57","alt":"Tavares Stephens - erato reading series","file":{"fid":"193524","name":"tavares.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tavares.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tavares.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":24898,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tavares.jpg?itok=8HoSOYLI"}},"71489":{"id":"71489","type":"image","title":"Tania Rochelle","body":null,"created":"1449177386","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:16:26","changed":"1475894637","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:57","alt":"Tania Rochelle","file":{"fid":"193525","name":"tania.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tania.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tania.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":10739,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tania.jpg?itok=yZ9cc-7P"}},"71491":{"id":"71491","type":"image","title":"Alice Lovelace - erato reading series","body":null,"created":"1449177386","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:16:26","changed":"1475894637","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:57","alt":"Alice Lovelace - erato reading series","file":{"fid":"193527","name":"alice.3.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/alice.3.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/alice.3.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":183601,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/alice.3.jpg?itok=zbD9BluL"}}},"media_ids":["71488","71489","71491"],"groups":[{"id":"47240","name":"Georgia Tech Library"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETearanny Street\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunication Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech Library\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["tearanny.street@library.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}