Share an evening of jazz and poetry featuring Marvin F. Cockrell and Focus with your beloved amidst the backdrop of the captivating exhibit, “Color in Freedom,” by Joseph A. Holston. Admission $15 per person includes hors d’œuvres. Non-refundable pre-paid reservations required by Feb. 10. To make reservations, call 314-241-7057 or send e-mail to thegriotmuseum@aol.com
Story Circle Network just reviewed “Spirit of a Woman: Stories to Empower & Inspire.” I’m still thrilled to be included in this anthology as I re-read the essays that spill so richly from this book.
Our 10-minutes audio book clip is on Victor Volkman’s “Author Airwaves.”
An Heir to the Black Mountain Poets Visits Observable Readings Feb. 4 Poet Thomas Meyer, executive director of a society that published legendary Black Mountain poets such as Charles Olson, Robert Duncan, and Robert Creeley; will read from his work at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, at the Schlafly Bottleworks on 7260 Southwest Ave….
Matthew Freeman reads from “Darkness Never Far,” at the Regional Arts Commission March 18th at 7:30 on Delmar, across from the Pageant Theater. Other readers include: Mary Eden, Jessica Freeman, Dena Molen, Julia Gordon-Bramer, Lisa Ebert, and Kristin Sharp. Join the St. Louis poetry community for a guaranteed good time. Free refreshments. Music by Tom…
Judy Tart told me that a friend introduced her to fabric altered books–using a child’s board book as a base. They are extravagant collages of almost anything: fabric, paper, photos, trinkets and findings. She is working on one now. Here’s an example of a fabric altered book. I made these in art school. It’s fun….
Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson makes a case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity.
Someone just told me this definition of Griot. Wonder if they got it from Wikipedia? –Janet
A griot is a West African poet, praise singer, and wandering musician, considered a repository of oral tradition. As such, they are sometimes also called bards. In African languages, griots are referred to by a number of names: jeli in northern Mande areas, jali in southern Mande areas, guewel in Wolof, gawlo in Pulaar (Fula), and igiiw (or igawen) in Hassaniyya Arabic. Griots form an endogamous caste, meaning that most of them only marry fellow griots and that those who are not griots do not normally perform the same functions that they perform.