This is Lhea J. Love's 2017 Curriculum Vitae.

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Lhea J. Love, PMP
Poet, Novelist, Memoirist
lheajlove.writing@gmail.com​ | 313.721.8009
linkedin.com/in/lheajcopeland/​ |​github.com/LheaJCopeland
Area of Specialization
Existentialist Literature
Education
BA, Philosophy, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 2006
Minor, African & African American Studies, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 2006
Certification
Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute, 2014
Introduction to Book Publishing, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 2006
Publications
Books
Kings, Niggers & Negroes​, LeAdfoot Press, Detroit, 2005
Laughing Behind Closed Doors​, Poetry Chapbook, LeAdfoot Press, Detroit, 2005
Brown Paths​, Poetry Chapbook, LeAdfoot Press, Detroit, 2003
Poetry
“Unke(m)pt” ​Qua​, 2017
“Suicide” INSIGHT, 2015
“Just Poetry” INSIGHT, 2015
“Free the Unspoken Plea” INSIGHT, 2015
“Will he Lynch us again?” ​The Baroda Pamphlet​, (Bombay, India), 2015
“Six Mile, Dexter, Plymouth, Gratiot, Grand River,” ​Third Wednesday​, 2015
“Brown Eyes Meet Blue”​ For Harriet, ​2015
“No Suicides for Fathers, Part One” ​For Harriet​, 2015
“Ginger”​ For Harriet​, 2015
“Helen’s Atlas” ​For Harriet​, 2015
“On Living Anyways,” ​African American Review​, 2013
“On Witnessing a Man Flirt with a Woman,” ​African American Review​, 2013
“Circa 1995,” ​African American Review​, 2013
“On the Necessity of Affirmative Action,” ​Four and Twenty​, 2012
“Count of Blessings”, ​The Citron Review​, 2012
“Twenty-First Volume,” ​DrumVoices Revue​, 2008
“Truth Which Lies,” ​DrumVoices Revue​, 2008

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Lhea J. Love, PMP
Fiction
“Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep” from​ Order of the Oppressed​, ​For Harriet​, 2015
“First Night at the Normal School,” ​Periphery,​ 2014
Essays
“Am I a Christian?”,​ The Gettysburg Review,​ 2012
Workshop Experience
Cave Canem Workshop for African American Poets (Accepted), 2016
Callaloo Workshop for African American Writers (Accepted), 2015
Louis Reyes Rivera Brooklyn Workshop, New York, New York, 2006-2008
Public Speaking Engagements
Spoken Word Performances
“From Dogwood Trees to SAE” Association of Black Social Work Students at University of
Michigan - Ann Arbor, March, 2015
Opening for Saul Williams with TheCypher at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor January, 2006
Motivational Speaking Events
“No One Rapes a Weak Woman” Sexual Assault Services for Holistic Healing and Awareness
(SASHA Center) Detroit, Michigan, 2015 (forthcoming, April, 2015)
“Woman as Genius” Sister Circle, Detroit, Michigan, (forthcoming, May, 2015)
“Reclaiming Cunt”, Vagina Monologues, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2006
“Origin of the Spoken Word,” Brown Bag Lecture, University of Michigan School of Nursing, 2006
“Black Lives, Black Words,” African American History Month, Southfield Public Library, 2006
Research Experience
James Baldwin Research, Dr. Simms-Burton, Independent Research, 2016
Nation versus State, Dr. Simms-Burton, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, 2004
Publishing Experience
Advertising Account Manager, Ameritech Publishing (AT&T), Southfield, Michigan, 2009
Sales Associate, Barnes & Noble, New York, New York, 2007-2008
Sales Associate, Sister’s Uptown Bookstore, New York, New York, 2008
Advertising Account Manager, ​Nature​ Magazine (Macmillan), New York, New York, 2006-2007
Additional Experience
Liaison, Sphinx Organization, Detroit, Michigan, 2014-2015
Fundraiser, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit, Michigan, 2011
Fundraiser, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, New York, 2006-2008

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Lhea J. Love, PMP
Fundraiser, Barnard College, New York, New York 2007
Fundraiser, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 2005-2006
Honors & Awards
Sonia Sanchez Award, Alpha Phi Alpha - Epsilon Chapter, 2006
1st Place, A Night at the Set Award, Kappa Alpha Psi - Sigma Chapter, 2005 ($1,000)
3rd Place in Poetry Slam, Shrine of the Black Madonna, 2003 ($250)
Affiliations
National Writers Union, 2006
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, 2004-present
Languages
English, German