Posted inBooks and Literature Dove, Rita Poetry and Poets Sinclair, Safiya Tculture2023 Writing and Writers
Rita Dove and the Younger Poet Who ‘Electrified’ Her
Rita Dove taught Safiya Sinclair that “it’s OK to say a thing plainly.”
Posted inHarjo, Joy Long Soldier, Layli Poetry and Poets Poets Laureate Tculture2023 Writing and Writers
What a U.S. Poet Laureate Wants to Pass Down
Joy Harjo’s work is rooted in the Native community, a respect that’s shared by the poet and writer Layli Long Soldier.
Posted inEarle, Steve Poetry and Poets Pop and Rock Music Williams, Lucinda Williams, Miller (1930-2015)
Lucinda Williams Tells Her Secrets
The singer-songwriter reveals herself in a memoir that captures her adventures with charming rogues, puzzled music executives and her own demons.
Posted inBlack People Brooklyn Academy of Music Clark Sisters, The (Music Group) Cyrus Chestnut Gospel Music Jazz Knowles, Solange Linda Sharrock Poetry and Poets Rankine, Claudia Saint Heron Shepp, Archie Voices of Harlem Williams, Mary Lou
Solange Curates Powerful Performances of Black Joy and Pain at BAM
Through Saint Heron, the musician brought Angélla Christie and the Clark Sisters for a night exploring Black religious music, and Linda Sharrock and Archie Shepp for a show that felt anything but safe.