Sinking in Moonlight Alone
Primarily through elegiac verse, Sinking
in Moonlight Alone venerates the lives of loved ones lost. A thematic kaleidoscope of mental health, religion and addiction unveil a community's disparate decision-making in fear of isolation. Knowles' collection elucidates dichotomous choices made in the unquiet of Connecticut.
Available @ WoodHallPress.com
Moonlight Alone Tour '26
1. Sonders Reading Series. Dead Language Project Hartford, CT. 7/24. 6pm
2. The Manhood Tree Podcast. Facebook 8/4. 6pm
3. Ball & Socket Arts. Chesire, CT. 8/21. 6pm
4. Milford Library Festival. Milford, CT. 9/12 2pm
5. Hartford L.I.T. Fest. Hartford Library. Hartford, CT. 9/19. 11am
6. Words in the Woods. Bulkeley Hill Preserve. Colchester, CT. 9/19. 1pm
7. Vanilla Bean Cafe. Pomfret, CT. 9/26. 6pm
8. Kindred Thoughts Bookstore. Bridgeport, CT. 10/24. 6pm
Biography
Frederick-Douglass Knowles II is a Professor of English at Connecticut State Community College (Three Rivers campus). Hartford Poet Laureate Emeritus, Knowles has received the Nutmeg Poetry Award, a Connecticut Office of the Arts Artistic Excellence Grant for Poetry/Creative Nonfiction, and three Pushcart Prize nominations. He's the author of Blackrosecity (2011) and Sinking in Moonlight Alone (2026).
#BeatLit
Imagine a young poetic voice that is powerful, yet fearful. It fears that no one wants to hear about its innermost vulnerabilities due to a cultural absence of empathy. Or a powerful young voice that is fully aware of its magnitude, but unaware of how to articulate its experience utilizing literary techniques designed to amplify its story. Now imagine those same voices expressing themselves to the heartfelt rhythm of #BeatLit.
Mission
#BeatLit illustrates an interactive, creative writing campaign designed to amalgamate the literary and performing art of poetry. #BeatLit combines the element of active reading with generative creative writing exercises to compose literary and/or performance poetry in order to improve the competency and confidence of aspiring writers.
Vision
#BeatLit establishes working relationships with local schools, libraries, community organizations and institutions, as well as, artistic venues throughout Greater Hartford to encourage young writers to achieve their literary dreams.
