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	Kwame Dawes KWAME DAWES \| Emmy Award Winning Poet and Writer Thurs., April 11, 2013 7 p.m. NEIU Fine Arts Center Recital Hall Born in Ghana in 1962, Kwame Dawes spent most of his childhood and early adult life in Jamaica. He is a writer of poetry, fiction, nonfiction and plays. As a poet, he is profoundly influenced by the rhthyms and lush textures of Jamaica, citing in a recent interview his "spiritual, intellectual, and emotional engagement with reggae music." For more information about Kwame Dawes, click here ~~~~~ Chicago Amplified Check out previous lectures from NEIU's Presidential Lecture Series on Chicago Amplified; a partnership between Northeastern Illinois University and Chicago Public Media WBEZ 91.5 FM. Scroll down to the Northeastern Illinois University link under Contributors.	Presidential lecture series Contact Us Office of Cultural Events Northeastern Illinois University 5500 N. St. Louis Avenue Ronald Williams Library Rm. 408 Chicago, IL 60625 (773) 442-4978 Email cl-miller Box Office Phone (773) 442- INFO (4636) Box office link Directions/Parking Jewel Box Series Lectures & Special Events Master Classes visiting writers series NETT DAY NEIU Home Page Chicago Brass Festival Chicago Clarinet Ensemble Ensemble Español Ruth Page Dance Series

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