Yesterday, I attended the 21st Annual Opening of the Man-to-Man and 8th Opening of the Woman-to-Woman Mentoring Program Commitment/Recommitment Ceremony at the St. John Baptist Church. It was indeed a pleasure to see some old familiar faces and some fresh ones both mentors and mentees eager to start the new year will a lot of zest. The program was great with highlights about what is expected from the mentor-mentee relationship. It was great to see the parents and those who run the tutoring part of the program. Yes, indeed...I'm excited!
Poet’s Bio: Claire Dorsey studied acting at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She has worked as an actress for almost 20 years Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway, originating roles in Pearl Cleage's Late Bus to Mecca at the Judith Anderson Theater and Diana Son's Stealing Fire at SoHo Rep. She appeared in an episode of the TV show The Wire . She worked as an artist-in-residence in NYC public schools and performed her poetry at venues throughout the city. She collaborated with NYC photographer Kwasi Noire to self-publish a volume of poetry entitled Rhythms of a Life . Her work appears in volumes 1 and 2 of The Fire Inside: Collected Stories and Poems from Zora’s Den . Claire works as a proofreader and copy editor and is the mother of one amazing daughter. Readers can learn more about Claire and her work at: Facebook: Claire Dorsey Instagram: kleyrmoon Deliah Lawrence: What inspired you to be a poet? Claire Dorsey: I am one of nine children. I was nicknamed Idy (
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