CTI News, Dec 2007—Following the recent release of a novel and collection of poetry, four books by the American author Aberjhani made the “Hot Titles List” on the popular AuthorsDen website at http://www.authorsden.com/Aberjhani

“I’m grateful to say that all of my titles have been on the AD list at one time or another but this is the first time I’ve ever seen four on there at once,” said Aberjhani. “It’s kind of like an early Christmas present.”

The titles included on the list were: the poetry collection “The Bridge of Silver Wings”; the novel “Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World”; the award-winning “Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance”; and “The Wisdom of W.E.B. Du Bois.”

In addition, the author was recently the subject of an interview conducted by fellow writer Chase Von for The Student Operated Press. In the interview, they discuss Aberjhani’s newest work as well as his overall career and perspectives on the current literary scene heading into 2008.

The following are the aforementioned AuthorsDen Hot List titles with their respective links on AuthorsDen:

THE BRIDGE OF SILVER WINGS

http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewwork.asp?AuthorID=25279&id=22947

CHRISTMAS WHEN MUSIC ALMOST KILLED THE WORLD

http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewwork.asp?id=22542          

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewwork.asp?AuthorID=25279&id=13370

THE WISDOM OF W.E.B. DU BOIS

http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewwork.asp?AuthorID=25279&id=13383

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CTI News Room--Within weeks of the release of his first novel, the controversial “Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World,” American author Aberjhani made a surprise move with the early-December release of a powerful collection of poetry titled "The Bridge of Silver Wings,” which may be viewed at http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewwork.asp?AuthorID=25279 .

In a recent interview posted on The Student Operated Press, author Chase Von discussed with Aberjhani the sometimes controversial nature of his work. They also talk about his prolific output, which includes the award-winning “Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance” and his critically acclaimed “I Made My Boy Out of Poetry.” Von described the writer as “arguably one of the best and most recognized poets in the contemporary field.” The interview is scheduled to run in a blog series on Creative Thinkers International at http://www.creativethinkersintl.ning.com/

“The Bridge of Silver Wings” is Aberjhani’s third volume of poetry but only the second to make it into hard print. His “Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black” was made available as an e-book but to date has not been published in hard print volume, though many of the poems in that collection have appeared in ESSENCE Magazine and been celebrated worldwide.

Moreover, the Telfair Museum of Savannah’s African-American Friends of the Arts Committee has undertaken a fundraising campaign to finance, with Bonaventure Books, the author’s much-anticipated ELEMENTAL book project with the artist Luther E. Vann. Both “The Bridge of Wings” and Aberjhani’s new novel feature cover art by Vann. The ELEMENTAL project is comprised of a collection of Vann’s art with corresponding poetry by Aberjhani.

For more information, please visit the above link or Creative Thinkers International at http://www.creativethinkersintl.ning.com/

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Between the hopelessness of despair capable of destroying a life, and the strength that comes with self assurance capable of empowering a life, there sits a great chasm with which many people struggle when attempting to cross from one side to the other. For some, the struggle occurs only once in their lifetime and, if they manage to achieve victory, their triumph endows them with a sense of confidence, inspiration, and conviction that serves their needs for the rest of their lives. For others, crossing the gulf between desolation and faith can take the form of a battle that they wage on an annual basis. For millions more––possibly your next door neighbor, a favorite grocery store clerk, your pastor, or yourself––the battle explodes into a raging war which they are forced to fight every day. 

How do we make our way out of the pit of freezing shadows that can stall a life in progress upon learning one has contracted an irreversible disease? How does a spouse or parent make his or her way back to sanity after receiving the mind-crippling news that someone who “meant everything in the world to me” has been killed in a desert thousands of miles away, or on the college campus just down the street? By what means can one hope to reestablish individual balance or wholeness after suffering heart-crushing trauma at the hands of a stranger who himself is stumbling blind through grief and rage and confusion?

The truth is we do not always know how we go from falling off the edge of one cliff to running with determination beside the ledge of another. The Bridge of Silver Wings is what I’ve come to call the unknowable unquantifiable process of deliverance in action. It is what saves a given soul when that soul no longer has any idea how to save itself. It may be described as Creator, divinity, the angelic, love, good fortune, dharma, grace, faith, or any number of ways that provide hints but no irrefutably definitive explanation. It arrives when there’s no logical reason to believe it shall and provides not only a sense of salvation but one of transformation. Whereas the conditions of a specific life may not undergo any kind of miraculous change, the manner in which a person perceives and addresses those issues do. With a revised awareness of what is required to bring balance, healing, hope, and prosperity back into one’s life, a person is often able to achieve exactly that.  

The journey across The Bridge of Silver Wings can be extremely frightening. At the same time, it can be filled with the kind of joyful revelations and thrilling affirmations of one’s self and destiny that are experienced only when one dares to take it.  

 by Author-Poet Aberjhani

 Creative Thinkers International