Category: in the news
-
A Quote for Suicide Prevention Month
“The sweeping melodies and harmonies gathered beneath him and held him. He couldn’t believe how kind they were.” (#Aberjhani) The above #quote is from the fantasy superhero novel Songs from the Black Skylark zPed Music Player. It is available as a #Kindle #eBook download unload from September 9-12, 2023, in…
-
African Americans African-American Artists American Artists American History art Art by Aberjhani Art of Compassion Book News books Celebrities Compassion Compassion Action Network COVID-19 Pandemic Creative Problem Solving Creativity Cultural Arts Education Harlem Renaissance Harlem Renaissance Centennial in the news inspiration Interviews literature Music National Arts and Humanities Month poetry Publishing social justice Social Media Journalism Writers and Writing
Calendar of National Poetry and Jazz Appreciation Month Events at Bright Skylark LP
The GoFundMe page in the Ike Carter and Aberjhani Music Heritage Project will launch to raise funds in support of the extended research, composition, and publication of a major volume on radio programmer and music historian Carter’s life and musical times.
-
Advocacy American History Art of Compassion book reviews Compassion Compassion Action Network COVID-19 Pandemic Creative Problem Solving Creativity Cultural Arts Education in the news inspiration literature Martin Luther King Jr. nonviolent conflict resolution personal growth philosophy poetry Rumi social justice Top Stories of Year 2021
Part 1: Introduction to Poetic Traditions of Compassion and Creative Maladjustment
Consider that members of various “demographic groups” in different nations have begun to assert claims to political power at the same time that unavoidable historical population shifts are already in progress. Nearly everyone recognizes the need for greater social harmony as these shifts progress, yet many insist on touting reactionary…
-
Reading Rumi after 9/11 and again at the end of the War in Afghanistan (part 1)
Can Poetry and the Taliban Coexist? Aside from being a country plagued by a succession of wars and economic woes, Afghanistan is also the birthplace of one of the great figures of world literature: Jalal ad-Din Mohammad Rumi. ..
Bridge of Silver Wings 2025 