devorah major

devorah major is an art activist, poet, novelist, essayist, professor, mother, grandmother, friend and lover of the earth and its peoples Born and raised in California, devorah major served as San Francisco’s Third Poet Laureate (2002-2006). In 2019 her sixth book of poetry with open arms was released in a bilingual edition in Italy. A Willow Press Editors Choice her seventh book of poetry Califia’s Daughter was published by Willow Press in July 2020. major also has four poetry chapbooks, two biographies for young adults, and a host of short stories, essays, and individual poems published in anthologies and periodicals as well as two novels Brown Glass Windows and An Open Weave (winner of ALA Black Caucus First Novel Award) In June 2015 major premiered her poetry play Classic Black: Voices of 19th Century African-Americans in San Francisco at the San Francisco International Arts Festival. Trade Routes, a commissioned symphony, music composed by Guillermo Galindo with spoken word and chorus by devorah major, premiered under Maestro Michael Morgan and the Oakland East Bay Symphony in 2006. She is on two CDs as a part of Daughters of Yam. devorah major performs her work nationally and internationally with and without musicians. She has been a participant in international poetry festivals in Italy, Belgium, Bosnia, Jamaica, and Venuzuela, and performed her poetry in France, the Bahamas and Germany. http://www.devorahmajor.com