As 2Leaf Press moves forward publishing books, we have some titles available on Kobo, Kindle and Nook, with more to come on October 1, 2014. In the meantime, check out the following titles and download them today. Hey Yo! Yo Soy!, 40 Years of Nuyorican Street Poetry The Collected Works of Jesús Papoleto Meléndez Hey […]
On Saturday, March 22, 2014, Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (MSRC), Department of English, and Department of Afro-American Studies presented a symposium and commemorative program entitled: IN THE TRADITION, Celebrating the Life and Work of the Late Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones). 2Leaf Press authors Abiodun Oyewole and Tony Medina (pictured with Howard Dodson (left) and […]
When Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) made his transition on January 9, 2014 at age 79, people quickly came together to support his wife of over 40 years, Amina Baraka and his nine children, deal with a loss that not only profoundly effected them, personally, but an entire community of artists, activists and intellectuals. The Baraka […]
Not4Prophet, 2Leaf Press‘ prolific and political poet, celebrated the publication of his first poetry book, Last of the Po’Ricanas y Otros Afro-Artifacts at La Casa Azul Bookstore on 103rd Street off of Lexington Avenue on December 18, 2013. After being introduced by the owner of La Casa Azul, Aurora Anaya Cerda, Carmen Pietri, 2Leaf Press‘ […]
2Leaf Press is pleased to announce its new releases coming this October 2013. In keeping with our mission, besides publishing and promoting an eclectic group of writers who are ignored by the mainstream, 2Leaf Press continues to publish a lot of “firsts”— The Last Poets’ Abiodun Oyewole‘s first book, BRANCHES OF THE TREE OF LIFE, a […]
It seems as if it was only yesterday when 2Leaf Press published its first book, Hey Yo! Yo Soy! collected works and bilingual edition by Jesús Papoleto Meléndez in October 2012. Since then, we’ve published Shirley Bradley LeFlore’s debut poetry collection, Brassbones & Rainbows, and her groundbreaking play, Rivers of Women. featuring a photographic essay […]
Tony Medina publishes his long-awaited book, Broke Baroque, the third in a series of “Broke” books. With razor-sharp scatological whimsy, Medina’s iconic ironic existential every man — Broke — bears witness to the plight of homelessness form his curbside porch, torching the capitalist system and its myriad societal contradictions. Medina has the distinction of being the […]
Check out Tony Medina’s book video on his forthcoming book, Broke Baroque: TONY MEDINA IS BROKE by Vagabond Beaumont. Please post on Facebook and Twitter to spread the word.
Hip hop and punk. History lessons wrapped in street lingo. Find out more about the poet (not4)Prophet and his debut collection, Last of The Po’ Ricans y Otras Afro-artifacts.
2Leaf Press is pleased to announce its publishing partnership with poet, professor and activist, Tony Medina. Beginning spring 2013, 2Leaf Press will publish Broke Baroque, the third in a series of Medina’s Broke Books, with an introduction by Ishmael Reed. “I hitched my poetry wagon to 2LP because I see it as a new upcoming, […]