On sunday evening, blackboard plays founder, garlia cornelia jones learned of the untimely passing of celebrated writer and cultural worker, délana r.a We met at the shine away conference last year and from the moment we met, i knew she was special. She was 40 years old
Délana was a friend of garlia's and around during blackboard's inception. Dameron, a fellow reese’s book club pick author Dameron is a black southern writer and the author of weary kingdom (2017), a palmetto poetry series book edited by nikky finney, and how god ends us (2009), both from the university of south carolina press.
Her debut work of fiction redwood court was a nyt editor's choice and a reese's book club pick She is the author of two books of poetry how god ends us and weary kingdom. I am so saddened to learn of the recent passing of delana r.a
