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C&B; Books Presents Sandra Proto
Sandra Proto was raised in South Jamaicaand Rockaway, NY. She earned her Bachelors in Theater at the State University of New York College at Brockport.
Sandra started writing poetry at the age twelve. Her debut poem was entitled, The Late Great April, giving homage to the first time it snowed in April. She wrote Late Great April as an English class assignment. Her teacher was so impressed by the poem that he tried to get it published. After this experience, Sandra became a "Bedroom Poet" who composedBlackberry Beauty, Light, Compositions, and many others. Blackberry Beauty (her signature poem) was featured in SaSi's Production of Identity and theRockaway Artists Alliance Palindrome Exhibit. Sandra is also, a fiction writer, playwright, and an essayist. Her essay on Theodore Doctor, one of the first African-Americans to reside in Rockaway, New York, was published in The Wave Publication of Long Island 110th Anniversary issue and her personal essayMotherhood Memories was published on The Spartan Opinion.
Sandra is currently working on several book projects that will be released later in 2012 and 2013.
To learn more, please go to: www.sandraproto.com
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Email her at [email protected]
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