Octavia McBride-Ahebee
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Click to Enlarge	Personal Statement: McBride-Ahebee's poetry gives voice to women who historically have not been heard; African women, women in refugee camps, women who are victims of civil war, women who are new immigrants and isolated,rural women who face such health challenges as breast cancer and obstetric fistula.

Current Work McBride-Ahebee is currently seeking support to produce her play, Full Circle. Full Circle is a one-character play, with two musicians, which explores personal and world histories; histories of enslavement, of genocide, of forced migration, of desired migration, of people simply trying to find a spot, in this world, to build a life upon.

Short Bio McBride-Ahebee is a writer of poetry, short stories and plays. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States, McBride-Ahebee lived for nine years in Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa. A former reporter for The Philadelphia Tribune, her literary work has appeared in such books and journals as It Is Time For Change: Speeches of William R. Tolbert, The Beloit Poetry Journal, International Quarterly: Faces of the Americas, The Eagle Spirit, and Timbooktu. Educated at Williams College and Cheyney University, McBride-Ahebee's debut collection of poetry, Assuming Voices, is published by Lit Pot Press (www.litpotpress.com).

Artist Location Philadelphia, PA

Type of artist Writer

General Themes Feminism/Gender Issues, International/Global, Race/Ethnicity/Cultural Identity, Activism/Social Justice, Peace/Conflict Resolution

Last updated on March 30th, 2005

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