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» Simmons Professor Weaves Together Many Cultures


Poet Afaa Michael Weaver was the subject of a recent Boston Sunday Globe feature, "A Weaver of Many Strands," which focused on Weaver's multicultural work, and his Chinese poetry.

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Weaver is the director of the Zora Neale Hurston Literary Center (www.simmons.edu/zora), which provides an inclusive forum for contemporary poets, playwrights, and writers who represent diverse cultural perspectives. The center will host an international Chinese poetry conference, Oct. 5-7. 2007.