Collection “While close friendships can be seen throughout, viewers will also see how these women respectfully challenged and shaped each other’s ideas and perspectives.” Instruction Archivist, Gabrielle M. Dudley, Curator of ‘She Gathers Me: Networks Among Black Women Writers' when we gatherthe great collectione x p a n d s in sound & silencein rooms… Continue reading Poem 43 – Collection
Category: On Writing
Poem 42 – Considering History
Considering History “There were humans long before there was history.” pg. 4, Sapiens, A Brief History of Human Kind by Yuval Noah Harari This past of oursriddled with riddleswith punchlineswe’re still discovering. But lines, oh yes, they are rich. Linesof life stretched acrossthe planet for millionsof years – including the line ofHomo Sapiensone of three speciesin… Continue reading Poem 42 – Considering History
Poem 41 – Nella Larson Lives
Nella Larson Lives“At the time of her death, her work had been forgotten.” pg. 551, The Norton Anthology of American Literature, 1914-1945, Volume D Two novels conceived in the bellyof a biracial beastquicksand unsteady under solesher soul passing back and forthbetween black and white and why What is culture between cultures?Who goes there and what… Continue reading Poem 41 – Nella Larson Lives
VANESSA SHIELDS 