Geoffrey Philp, chairman of North Campus\u2019 College Prep Department, will introduce his latest book, Marcus and the Amazons, on Nov. 20\u00a0 at 11 a.m. in Wolfson Campus\u2019 Room 1164.<\/p>\n
The children\u2019s book focuses on the story of Marcus, an ant who discovered that his colony and his fianc\u00e9e Princess Amy have been enslaved by the Amazons.<\/p>\n
Marcus must now rally his colony to stand against their oppressors, but he faces the moral dilemma as to whether or not to participate in the upcoming violence due to his pacifist philosophy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI took out my iPod and began listening to Bob Marley\u2019s \u201cRat Race\u201d for inspiration. I had also gone to a presentation at the University of Miami where this author, George Lamming, had presented his book Of Age and Innocence; there was a section about ants, and then the book eventually came together in about three weeks,\u201d Philp said.<\/p>\n
Philp has been a full-time faculty member at Miami Dade College since 1991, when he started as an English Professor. He has published one novel, two short story collections, six poetry collections, one drama, and two children\u2019s books.<\/p>\n
Michael Hettich, an English professor at Wolfson Campus\u2019 Honors College, will present his collection of poems, The Animals Beyond Us, on Nov. 20\u00a0 at 12:30 p.m. at Wolfson Campus\u2019 Centre Gallery.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had written the collection within the course of a year; I worked on it every day. The collection had initially comprised of 150 poems. Afterwards, I reviewed and revised them and chose about 55 poems that went the best together. It was really an experiment to see how fast I could write,\u201d Hettich said.<\/p>\n
Hettich explained that the poetry in the book dealt with grief and dealing with loss, primarily familial. Hettich has been teaching at MDC for more than 20 years. He has published 12 books and chapbooks of poetry.<\/p>\n
Paul George, a professor of history at MDC will have his latest work The Paths to Justice, the Story of Florida\u2019s Eleventh Judicial Circuit shown on Nov. 20 at 11 a.m. in Wolfson Campus\u2019 Room 7128.<\/p>\n
\u201cMembers of Florida\u2019s Eleventh Judicial Circuit asked me to do it. I liked the idea of a challenge. It was a two-year project that started in the summer of 2009 and I had finished it in April of 2011, George said. \u201cI really want to provide interesting information on urban history, and highlight institutions that people always seem to take for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n
George has previously written works about a myriad of criminal and historical issues. A good deal of the books he\u2019s published have dealt with South Florida history. He is the author of 13 books and more than 100 articles and book reviews.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Geoffrey Philp Geoffrey Philp, chairman of North Campus\u2019 College Prep Department, will introduce his latest book, Marcus and the Amazons, on Nov. 20\u00a0 at 11 a.m. in Wolfson Campus\u2019 Room 1164. The children\u2019s book focuses on the story of Marcus, an ant who discovered that his colony and his fianc\u00e9e Princess Amy have been enslaved […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":309,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6606","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-ae"},"yoast_head":"\n