Antioch University: With New Poetry Collection, MFA Alum Shonda Buchanan Honors Nina Simone
May 21, 2025
May 21, 2025
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, May 21 -- Antioch University issued the following news:
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With New Poetry Collection, MFA Alum Shonda Buchanan Honors Nina Simone
When Shonda Buchanan was in her twenties, she had a dream of writing a book of poems about singer, classical pianist, and Civil Rights activist Nina Simone, but the prospect of writing a book about someone else's story was intimidating. At the time, she was in the beginning stages of crafting her ow . . .
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With New Poetry Collection, MFA Alum Shonda Buchanan Honors Nina Simone
When Shonda Buchanan was in her twenties, she had a dream of writing a book of poems about singer, classical pianist, and Civil Rights activist Nina Simone, but the prospect of writing a book about someone else's story was intimidating. At the time, she was in the beginning stages of crafting her ow . . .