Corn-Bread

Black Renaissance;  January 1, 2008 ;     119 words ......with the secret of the caterpillar [Author Affiliation] Opal Palmer Adisa, Jamaica-born, has lectured throughout the United...Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Germany, England, and in Prague. An award-winning poet and prose writer, Adisa has eleven titles to her credit...

Black-Eyed Susan

Black Renaissance;  January 1, 2008 ;     121 words ......and her smile was a kiss on the cheek [Author Affiliation] Opal Palmer Adisa, Jamaica-borri, has lectured throughout the United...Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Germany, England, and in Prague. An award-winning poet and prose writer, Adisa has eleven titles to her credit...

(book reviews)

World Literature Today;  January 1, 1998 ;     625 words ......tradition, Devil as benign though powerful force, is featured in Opal Palmer Adisa's first novel, It Begins with Tears. The central character...rendered, and their life stories are engaging. Additionally, Opal Palmer Adisa masterfully explores the issues, concerns, and motifs...

Novelist to visit

Evening Mail;  February 19, 1998 ;     58 words ...AMERICAN novelist Opal Palmer Adisa is coming to Birmingham next month to talk about her debut novel set in the heart of rural Jamaica. She will visit Handsworth...

Novelist to visit.

Birmingham Evening Mail (England);  February 19, 1998 ;     58 words ...AMERICAN novelist Opal Palmer Adisa is coming to Birmingham next month to talk about her debut novel set in the heart of rural Jamaica. She will visit Handsworth...

It Begins with Tears

Americas;  March 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...It Begins with Tears, by Opal Palmer Adisa. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1987. Opal Palmer Adisa's beautiful first novel will bring tears to your eyes and joy to your heart. Set in Kristoff, a small village of the author's native Jamaica, the story...

The Beacon Best of 2000: Great Writing by Women and Men of All Colors and...

Black Issues Book Review;  November 1, 2000 ;     91 words ......writers of all colors. Short stories by Walter Mosley, Sherman Alexie and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, poetry by Derek Walcott, Opal Palmer Adisa, Aimee Nezhukamatathil and Kyoko Mori, and excerpts from E. Ethelbert Miller pepper thi collection of mindblowing work...

Recovery Theatre: Arts As Healing for Blacks

Oakland Post;  December 31, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Everett Hoagland, Kalamu Ya Salaam, Avotcha, Sam Hamod, Reginald Lockett and Opal Palmer Adisa January 30 at 8 p.m. as part of the University of Poetry. Opal Palmer Adisa is a Jamaican poet, professor and photographer. She and Devorah Major...

CRISSA

Black Renaissance;  January 1, 2008 ;     127 words ......and enjoy the sweetness of the stalk [Author Affiliation] Opal Palmer Adisa, Jamaica-born, has lectured throughout the United...Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Germany, England, and in Prague. An award-winning poet and prose writer, Adisa has eleven titles to her credit...

Oakland writer's latest book set in Jamaica

Oakland Tribune;  June 23, 2007 ;     507 words ...When Opal Palmer Adisa talks about writing, you understand why she likens her muse to an irresistible lover. There's an obvious affair going on...

Author publishes Jamaican journey

Oakland Tribune;  June 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ...When Opal Palmer Adisa talks about writing, you understand why she likens her muse to an irresistible lover. There's an obvious affair going on...

CULTURE BRIEFS

Michigan Citizen;  November 23, 2002 ;     584 words ......Collette Cullen, Eddie Bell, Gerri Stone, Ingrid Denise Hatcher, Marvin V. Arnett, Mary McNair, Michael Marsh, Mildred Simmons, Opal Palmer Adisa, Rain Africa! Reign, Reverend Minor Palm, Jr. and Wanda Burnside, Sharon Stanford, Shayla Hawkins, Shirley White Shockley...

Black Satin Demands Satin Sheets and Scented Candles

Washington Informer;  July 14, 2004 ;     600 words ......Killens, Jamaica Kincaid, Clarence Major, Paule Marshall, Bernice L. McFadden, Toni Morrison, Albert Murray, Gloria Naylor, Opal Palmer Adisa, Gwendolyn M. Parker, Caryl Phillips, Carlene Hatcher Polite, Patricia Powell, Patty Rice, Ntozake Shange and John A...

Oakland Photographer's Work at Triton Museum

Oakland Post;  December 26, 2001 ;     431 words ......Photographic Documentary of the People and Environment of West Oakland Prior to 1950." He worked in collaboration with writer, Opal Palmer. Some of the Black Panther photographs are in the book, "Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers, 1840-Present...

CORPORATION COMMISSION

The Journal Record;  January 10, 1990 ;     700+ words ......Huston; Mrs. Donald Crawford, a/k/a Patricia Huston Crawford; Marion R. Eager; Parex Production, Inc.; Richard W. Sanders; Opal Palmer, a/k/a Opal Pipkin Palmer; Mae Replogle; Ray Griffith, a/k/a Ray R. Griffith and Eleanor Griffith; Irene Sanders, a/k/a Irene...