{"id":7123,"date":"2016-02-02T15:46:13","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T19:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=7123"},"modified":"2025-11-25T14:19:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:19:17","slug":"morowa-yejide-feb-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/morowa-yejide-feb-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Morowa Yejid\u00e9 \u201992, author of \u201cTime of the Locust,\u201d will give a reading at Kalamazoo College on Feb. 16"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Morowa Yejid\u00e9 \u201992 reads from her work at 7 p.m. Tue., Feb. 16 in the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Kalamazoo College Department of English will host a reading and discussion with author Morowa Yejid\u00e9 \u201992<\/strong> at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 in the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, 205 Monroe Street, on the K campus. The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

Yejid\u00e9\u2019s novel \u201cTime of the Locust\u201d was a 2012 finalist for the PEN\/Bellwether Prize. Her short stories have appeared in Adirondack Review, Istanbul Review, and other literary publications. Her short story \u201cTokyo Chocolate\u201d was a 2009 Pushcart Prize nominee that was also anthologized by Britain\u2019s \u201cBest of the Willesden Herald Series\u201d and praised by the Japan Times. Yejid\u00e9 was also a 2015 NAACP Image Award nominee and is currently a PEN\/Faulkner Writers in Schools author.<\/p>\n

Time of the Locust, her debut novel, is described as a deeply imaginative journey into the heart and mind of seven-year-old Sephiri, an autistic boy who can draw scientifically accurate renderings of prehistoric locusts but never speaks, makes eye contact, or smiles. The book explores the themes of a mother\u2019s devotion, a father\u2019s punishment, and the power of love.<\/p>\n

\"orowa<\/a>Morowa Yejid\u00e9 (pronounced: Moe-roe-wah Yay-gee-day) earned her B.A. degree from Kalamazoo College in international area studies and her M.F.A. degree in creative writing from Wilkes University, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. She is a research faculty member at Georgia Institute of Technology and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and three sons.<\/p>\n

During her visit to K, Morowa will also meet with students in the African American Literature class taught by Professor of English Bruce Mills, Ph.D.,<\/strong> and the Intermediate Fiction Workshop taught by Professor of English Andy Mozina, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read more about Morowa Yejid\u00e9 and her work on her website (http:\/\/morowayejide.com<\/a>) and on the Michigan Colleges Alliance \u201cAlum of the Day\u201d webpage (http:\/\/wearetheindependents.com\/alumni\/morowa-yejide) where she reveals her favorite place to hang out on the K campus.<\/p>\n

Welcome back to campus, Morowa. (The library is even better than when you were a student!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Kalamazoo College Department of English will host a reading and discussion with author Morowa Yejid\u00e9 \u201992 at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16 in the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, 205 Monroe Street, on the K campus. The event is free and open to the public. 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The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Yejid\u00e9\u2019s novel \u201cTime of the Locust\u201d was a 2012 finalist for the PEN\/Bellwether Prize. Her short stories have appeared in Adirondack Review, Istanbul Review, and other literary publications. Her short story \u201cTokyo Chocolate\u201d was a 2009 Pushcart Prize nominee that was also anthologized by Britain\u2019s \u201cBest of the Willesden Herald Series\u201d and praised by the Japan Times. Yejid\u00e9 was also a 2015 NAACP Image Award nominee and is currently a PEN\/Faulkner Writers in Schools author.<\/p>\n<p>Time of the Locust, her debut novel, is described as a deeply imaginative journey into the heart and mind of seven-year-old Sephiri, an autistic boy who can draw scientifically accurate renderings of prehistoric locusts but never speaks, makes eye contact, or smiles. The book explores the themes of a mother\u2019s devotion, a father\u2019s punishment, and the power of love.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/02\/orowa-Yejide-Cover_PRINT-FINAL_April-17-2014.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7125\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7125 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/02\/orowa-Yejide-Cover_PRINT-FINAL_April-17-2014-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"orowa Yejide Cover_PRINT FINAL_April 17 2014\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Morowa Yejid\u00e9 (pronounced: Moe-roe-wah Yay-gee-day) earned her B.A. degree from Kalamazoo College in international area studies and her M.F.A. degree in creative writing from Wilkes University, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. She is a research faculty member at Georgia Institute of Technology and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and three sons.<\/p>\n<p>During her visit to K, Morowa will also meet with students in the African American Literature class taught by Professor of English <strong>Bruce Mills, Ph.D.,<\/strong> and the Intermediate Fiction Workshop taught by Professor of English <strong>Andy Mozina, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read more about Morowa Yejid\u00e9 and her work on her website (<a href=\"http:\/\/morowayejide.com\">http:\/\/morowayejide.com<\/a>) and on the Michigan Colleges Alliance \u201cAlum of the Day\u201d webpage (http:\/\/wearetheindependents.com\/alumni\/morowa-yejide) where she reveals her favorite place to hang out on the K campus.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to campus, Morowa. 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