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"*TimBookTu* definitely takes websurfers on a literary trip to the motherland (without leaving home)..."
--Black Issues Book Review, March -April 2001
"A diverse and deeply satisfying collection, bursting at the seams with originality, profound thought, and sheer entertainment value. This landmark anthology will maintain a prominent spot on my personal bookshelf for years to come."
--Brandon Massey, award-winning author of THUNDERLAND: A Novel of Suspense
"A masterfully crafted collection that touches all points of the mind, body and soul leaving the reader with a sense of strength and togetherness."
--Tee C. Royal, Founder of RAWSISTAZ Book Club
This anthology is dedicated to all the writers whose work appeared on TimBookTu
www.timbooktu.com
About the Editor
Memphis Vaughan, Jr., is a civil engineer and the creator, editor and webmaster of the TimBookTu web site. Memphis, a travel and geography buff, is working on a collection of short stores and his first novel. His writing and poetry has been published in Rhapsody in Black and on EroticaNoir.com. TimBookTu has received numerous online awards and recognition from BET.com, Electronic Urban Report and Black Writer Alliance. The site has been featured in Black Issues Book Review and the Black Reign Community Newspaper.
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Journey to Timbooktu: An African-American Poetic Odyssey
June 2002, Sadorian Publications
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0971814805 9780971814806
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"...During the fall of 1996, while searching the Internet for a place to read the writing of other up-and-coming African-American writers and to find a place that I could present my own writing, I discovered that there weren't many web sites at that time that fit my needs. Being an early adopter of the World Wide Web, I decided to create my own site that would be geared toward African-American writing and poetry. While my own emphasis was on fiction, I soon discovered that there was a wealth of poetic talent that lay undiscovered out there. Thus TimBookTu was conceived and has since grown to the pre-eminent site for African-American writing and poetry on the web.
By early 1997, TimBookTu had already established itself as a site that featured emerging writers and poets. Many poets who were already doing their thing in their respective hometowns in the form of poetry jams, readings, workshops and other venues, soon found that TimBookTu offered a sense of community on the web. Zamounde "the Footstepper" Allie was one of the first to send his work and spread the word. To this day, he has been a major influence and supporter of TimBookTu. There's no telling how many poets and writers he has encouraged, welcomed, and supported via TimBookTu.
Another writer was Jamal Sharif, the Los Angeles-based poet, who began to send her work and quickly established herself as one of the favorites at TimBookTu. Through her regular emails offering support, advice, ideas, humor and wit, she soon became a very close friend and advocate of TimBookTu..."
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