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Text and Meaning in T.J. Reddy’s Poems in One-Part Harmony (part 3 of 4)

Author Signe Waller explores the costs of love and freedom in the book LOVE & REVOLUTION. “…With endurance, laughter and a song these walls of injustice can be torn down, light can enter the rubble, the road to freedom can become more visible…” ––T.J. Reddy from the poem “We Are…

January 31, 2014
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Honoring the Life and Legacy of Amiri Baraka

Amiri Baraka with poems and mic in hand. (photo by Lynda Koolish) This story was first published as part 2 of the article “Two Literary Laureates Celebrated: Herta Muller and Amiri Baraka.” It is presented now to honor the life and legacy of the great African-American literary powerhouse Amiri Baraka…

January 11, 2014
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Putting Text and Meaning to the Guerrilla Decontextualization test (pt. 1 of 2)

The dancers of Cirque Du Soleil’s production of “Immortal,” based on the music of Michael Jackson, light up the stage in Dubai. (photo courtesy of GulfNews TV) “He got kicked in the back He say he needed that He hot willed in the face…

January 6, 2014
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Memory-Song Painted Gold: for The Blue Yusef Lateef (1920-2013) Part 1 – Bright Skylark Literary Productions

Yusef Lateef Gold digital art graphic by Postered Poetics derived from original Atlantic Recordings album cover. “When the soul looks out of its body, it should see only beauty in its path. These are the sights we must hold in mind, in order to move to a higher place.” Yusef…

December 26, 2013