this friday i am hosting a very special event at university book store. it is a celebration of the life and work of west indian poet, aimé césaire. i've invited 4 local writers to read their own work inspired by césaire and 3 other talented folks to do dramatic readings of césaire's work. themes are centered around surrealism, identity, colonization, human dignity, emotional processing of history...
i am very excited and soon to be very proud.
if you are in the seattle area, please come by at 7pm. it's free! if not, wish me luck!!
for more information:
ubookstore events page
cesaire's bio (written by my a while ago)
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on another note, i've added a little 'inspired photo' section to the sidebar. i've just been seeing so many photographs that really blow me away and i want to share them. i think i will change these weekly and am excited to show you what i've come accross.
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check this out! i love optrixx!
aaw thank you so much for putting my work in your inspired photo tab! that's a first =)
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Dear Anna, this is to wish you luck for this great event you are hosting!!
ReplyDeleteI love it that I'm learning so much from you on this site - names of poets I've never heard of before, inspiring ideas, delicious food. Thanks!
Good luck with that - would go but I am a bit too far away!
ReplyDeleteYour event sounds great - best of luck with it! - wish I could come (already have plans).
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ReplyDeleteAt The Cesaire Event I picked up a copy of "Free Verse", a collection of poems chosen by University Book Store staff. It is a great little collection!!! I have to say--this booklet and the Cesaire event were a portal to me--I have started reading and memorizing poetry again, after a long time. I am now memorizing "Howl", by Allen Ginsberg--it is a favorite of mine and reminds us of the debt we owe to those who broke the molds of cultural conformity choking us in the 1950's. I also read the beginning of TS Eliot's The Wasteland--It begins:
ReplyDeleteApril is the cruelest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing,
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
Suspend your connotations of "The Wasteland" read the beginning and it's beautiful! I can't speak for more than the first stanza as I haven't read it yet!!
At The Cesaire Event I picked up a copy of "Free Verse", a collection of poems chosen by University Book Store staff. It is a great little collection!!! I have to say--this booklet and the Cesaire event were a portal to me--I have started reading and memorizing poetry again, after a long time. I am now memorizing "Howl", by Allen Ginsberg--it is a favorite of mine and reminds us of the debt we owe to those who broke the molds of cultural conformity choking us in the 1950's. I also read the beginning of TS Eliot's The Wasteland--It begins:
ReplyDeleteApril is the cruelest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing,
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
Suspend your connotations of "The Wasteland" read the beginning and it's beautiful! I can't speak for more than the first stanza as I haven't read it yet!!