in 2006, [Brenda] Connor-Bey spent her final years promoting the arts and coordinating workshops, which gave people an opportunity to harness their creative impulses and develop new skills. She also created a series that brings amateur and established authors together to develop poetry based on visual arts.For years, Connor-Bey examined black culture in her poems, writing about life in Harlem and about African-American women.
from The Journal News: Greenburgh to honor poet laureate Brenda Connor-Bey who died in August
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