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Posted on May 17, 2019May 17, 2019

A Look Back @ Kara Walker’s A Subtelty or The Marvelous Sugar Baby

I went to see this exhibit back in summer 2014, and it changed my life. It's the single most powerful piece of art I've seen in-person. I was inspired to re-post my original blog after a colleague came into my office today and commented on the poster of Her. I've had that poster since 2014 …

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Posted on November 6, 2017October 12, 2018

Black Women in the Arts

Yesterday I went to the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA)in DC to see the Magnetic Fields exhibit which per the exhibit site "...celebrates the contribution of black women artists and argues for their enduring relevance to American abstraction." One of my homegirls put this on our calendar almost a month ago. Truth be told the …

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Tonight, 6pm @eubieblakecenter Posted @withrepost • @zorasden IN OUR OWN WORDS is hosting four new Sister Scribes for October. Bring a sister, a brother, or a friend. Don’t miss out on the love, the heart, the strength of their truths. Thurs 10/17 @ 6 Eubie Blake Center 847 N Howard Street This event is free & open to all! #zorasden #blackwomenwriters #baltimore #readingseries #inourownwords #eubieblake
Last night was pure magic; I carry that glow into today. I am grateful for the lively discussion had in response to my “Who You Calling a Bitch” essay. Then to hear Joelle Biele’s poetry about women who rode the rails in the early 20th century was fascinating. Thanks again to @heyfayemccray & for reaching out to me to read for Wilde. Nice to see my cousin @darlenewoods001 and my girls from the old j-o-b Jackie, @annikaonline, Rose, & Sasha☺️
Thank you to @heyfayemccray & Wilde reading series for having me. Was a joy to share the night w/ Joelle & all of the open mic folks. Posted @withrepost • @heyfayemccray What a pleasure it was hosting this month’s Wilde Readings! Cija Jefferson and Joelle Biele blew me away. Thank you both for your words, energy, thoughts and laughter! ❤️ Our next event is November 12! Check out Wilde Readings Columbia on Facebook for more details.
Skipped office today☀️☺️
Spotted in the wild, 2 throwbacks: pay phone & Snapple. I remember having the nerve to have a beeper 📟, getting paged, & pulling up on a gas station pay phone to make a non-emergency call...I felt so important.
Nature. As I put together my playlist aka essays for an upcoming reading I’m reminded about my connection to the earth since childhood. I’ve noticed that is a theme in my work & my writing seems to come alive most in those moments. Today I am thankful that I can see these colorful berries in a bush, taste the savory tenderness of an apple-smothered pork chop, feel the vibration of the cat’s purr on my fingertips, and hear the rustle of squirrels climbing the trees outside. That there is a blessing. Have a good evening y’all. #countrygirlatheart
Had fun early bday celebration w/ my girls. Thanks @dinnerondemand_bmore for choosing my number for the table, such a cute detail. Much love to my Libra sis @brycesmother & Scorpio sis @darlenewoods001. Thanks for coming @scarroll8. If you’re outside look up, the moon is bright tonight. xoxo
I’ll be reading a medley of my work next Tuesday for the Wilde reading series along w/ Joelle Biele in Columbia. Thanks to Wilde reading series & @heyfayemccray for the invitation. Details below: Posted @withrepost • @heyfayemccray Please join me next Tuesday October 15 as I host the next Wilde Readings event featuring Cija Jefferson @cijasquips and Joelle Biele at the Columbia Art Center. Cija (pronounced Kia) Jefferson is the author of Sonic Memories, and host of Writers & Words, a Baltimore reading series. Her work has been featured in multiple publications including Linden Avenue Literary Journal, Baltimore Style, Yellow Arrow Journal, The Conversation w/ Amanda de Cadenet, and HelloGiggles. She earned her M.F.A. in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts from University of Baltimore, and B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College. Find her on IG & Twitter @cijasquips. Joelle Biele is the author of Tramp, Broom, and White Summer and the editor of Elizabeth Bishop and The New Yorker: The Complete Correspondence. A Fulbright professor in Germany and Poland, she has taught creative writing and American literature at Goucher College, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Maryland. She lives in Ellicott City. All are welcome. We encourage you to participate in the open mic. Please prepare no more than five minutes of performance time/two poems. Sign up in advance by calling the Columbia Arts Center, or when you arrive. The number is 410-730-0075. Light refreshments will be served. Books by both featured authors and open mic readers will be available for sale.

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