Bowery Poetry presents THE SEER: Celebrating Abiodun Oyewole

Tickets are $25 and are available for sale from the EVENTBRITE Tickets are $30 at the door (if available) Bowery Poetry presents THE SEER: CELEBRATING ABIODUN OYEWOLE, featuring the film screening of the short film THE BLIND SEER OF CONEY ISLAND (2022), produced and directed by Vagabond on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 7:00pm-9:30pm. This celebration [...]

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During these critical times, authentic and conscious discussions surrounding race, class and gender are of the utmost importance. 2Leaf Press, a Black/Brown female-led nonprofit press located in New York City, which is dedicated to publishing diverse voices, is celebrating its tenth anniversary. My name is Gabrielle David, and as the publisher of 2Leaf Press, I [...]

2Leaf Press Announces TRAILBLAZERS Zoom Event April 23, 2022

Register and receive a free eBook excerpt of TRAILBLAZERS 2Leaf Press will host the first virtual event of “Kitchen Table Talk Featuring Black Women Trailblazers” with LaSaia Wade, Debra Austin and Bianca Smith , who appear in the the TRAILBLAZERS series. Hosted by Emily Chan, “Kitchen Table Talk” will be held on Saturday, April 23, [...]

Gabrielle David’s Appearance at Temple University

As part of the celebration of Women’ History month, Gabrielle David appeared on Temple University's Libraries’ Beyond the Page Author Talk series on Zoom March 9, 2022. David provided an hour lecture with a PowerPoint presentation about the genesis and evolution of the TRAILBLAZERS. While Black women have made important contributions to the United States [...]

2Leaf Press Announces The Shirley Bradley LeFlore Literary Award

The Shirley Bradley LeFlore Literary Award, named in honor of lifelong poet, activist, and educator, St. Louis Poet Laureate Emeritus Shirley J. Bradley Price LeFlore (1940-2019), recognizes the best in emergent women poets in Missouri. The award is given biennially for a debut poetry collection sponsored by the Shirley Bradley LeFlore Foundation and published by [...]

When Spring returns, 2LP has lined up some exciting titles

2Leaf Press is pleased to announce some of its Spring/Summer titles. All titles are available for preorder at University of Chicago Press and other online outlets. why an author writes to a guy holding a fish by Laila Halaby April 2022 Laila Halaby’s second collection of poetry, why an author writes to a guy holding [...]

Tackling Misogynoir & Intersectionality

As we finish celebrating Black History Month and plunge into Women’s History Month, Black and Brown women find themselves dealing with the uniquely American contempt that began with the Atlantic slave trade and continues in various transmuting forms to this day. We consider ourselves inclusive but are not treated as such. When Kimberlé Crenshaw coined [...]

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Support 2Leaf Press. BUY 2LP DIRECT and Here’s Why . . . I have found myself more than disappointed in Amazon’s fulfillment services and product page issues in recent years. I am not alone. Publishers from around the U.S., including the Big Five publishing companies, have expressed their frustration at the lack of access to [...]
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