Tag: New Orleans

New Orleans’ Bayou Maharajah arrives in Savannah (part 2 of 2)

December 22, 2013

Piano virtuoso James Carroll Booker III. (photo: Wikipedia Creative Commons) “With my ninth mind I resurrect my first and dance slow to the music of my soul made new.” ––from Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black While he lived, James Booker was apparently known by many titles. The tradition in African American music of … More New Orleans’ Bayou Maharajah arrives in Savannah (part 2 of 2)

Classic Book Cover Art By New Orleans Artist Put up for Auction

March 20, 2010

An admirer views Gustave Blache III’s painting, Portrait of a Young Man. That the painting, Portrait of a Young Man (a.k.a. Artist Spirit), by the New Orleans and New York City based artist Gustave Blache III, adorned the cover of my first book, I Made My Boy Out of Poetry, has long been a source … More Classic Book Cover Art By New Orleans Artist Put up for Auction

Creative Conversatin’ Interview with Writer Nordette Adams (Part 1 of 3)

July 31, 2009

Versatile New Orleans writer Nordette Adams Red Room member Nordette Adams is a writer who wears a number of stylish literary hats. Whether as a journalist, poet, spoken word artist, fiction writer, literary critic, or mistress of the blog, they all tend to fit with a touch of classic flare. It was my good fortune … More Creative Conversatin’ Interview with Writer Nordette Adams (Part 1 of 3)