Dr. Yahya Frederickson (English) has a new book of poems. IN A HOMELAND NOT FAR: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS contains poems set in several countries of Africa and the Middle East as well as the U.S. The book is published by Press 53 of Winston-Salem, N.C.
This year’s recipient of the LRAC/McKnight Fellowship Literary/Performance Grant is poet and writer, Dr. Yahya Frederickson, MSUM English Department. By providing him with the uninterrupted time to write and revise, the LRAC/McKnight Fellowship will allow him to move closer to completion of four poetry manuscripts, a memoir, and possibly coordinate another Arabic poetry translation project.