Author : John Satchmo Mannan
Publisher : Aladdin Books International Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780578245522
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (455 download)
Book Synopsis The Pearls of Love: Poems and Stories from the Land of the Nod by : John Satchmo Mannan
Download or read book The Pearls of Love: Poems and Stories from the Land of the Nod written by John Satchmo Mannan and published by Aladdin Books International Incorporated. This book was released on 2021-03-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John "Satchmo" Mannan is the nom de plume , if you will, of Dr. Mujib Mannan retired Professor of the American Experience law, literature and history at the College of New Rochelle, University of the Virgin Islands and other university venues for nearly 30 years. The author is an educator, lawyer, historian, poet, short storyteller, essayist, jazz musician, marketing consultant and executive director of an affordable housing initiative in Harlem. Born in Harlem, the author has written several books, including Cultural Imperialism, The History of the Harlem Mosque, The Legend of Lute, Tales of the Nightingale, The Arabic Words in the English Language. etc. His poetry is in several anthologies, but under an earlier nom de plume John McRae, including Ghetto 68, We Be Word Sorcerers, Three Hundred Sixty Degrees of Blackness, etc. and on other venues such as the African Sun Times, Living City, The Thinker. under the name Mujib Mannan. His peace Haiku have been chosen for inclusion in the city of Philadelphia "Peace Project" and his Jazz C.D. "Ten O'clock Jazz" was released December 2014 by New Savoy Records. Mr. Mannan as a person is interested in the entire 360 degrees of life beyond his doctorate and graduate degrees in jurisprudence, history, etc.In 2018, he was an International Jazz Day Awardee for his contribution to jazz and during the same year he was a featured performing artist at Carnegie Hall's "A Gathering of Eagles "In 2016, Aladdin Books International published his collection of short stories called: Mubassa's Dream