Felton Eaddy

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Felton Eaddy

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Felton Eaddy is poet, editor, arts administrator, teacher and vocalist. Eaddy designs and delivers workshops for all ages often incorporating traditional musical instruments, such as the Mbira, kalimba and others, to enhance his performance of poems and stories.  He is the author of three books: Bending Over To Pick Up a Snake, Living By the Sword, and If I Hold My Tongue. His work is anthologized in The African American Review; Brilliant Flame: Amiri Baraka, Poems, Plays and Politics for the People; Drum Voices; and other publications.