We have no symbolic life, and we are all badly in need of the symbolic life. Only the symbolic life can express the need of the soul – the daily need of the soul, mind you! And because people have no such thing, they can never step out of this mill – this awful, banal, [...]
CLASS STRUGGLE WITH WINGS Birds fighting for food near my bench. Why do I feed them crumbs? From E. Ethelbert Miller’s The Ear Is An Organ Made for Love Download the collection of poems from this link. Listen to the interview about the poems, the process, the life observations on this link for WPFW-FM’s “On [...]
I don’t know how long “sugar-coated Satan sandwich” will stick. This phrase was coined by Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo), chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. The debt ceiling skirmish resulted in heart burn all around. Lots of finger-pointing by Republicans at the Democrats and the President; Democrats right back at the Republicans. Was the S&P [...]
The tragedy in Oslo is very disturbing. I’m sure many Muslims around the world breathed a sign of relief when Anders Behring Breivik was taken into custody to be charged with the bombing of a government building and the brutal shooting massacre of youth at a state sponsored camp. Terrorism under “God, Christ and country” [...]
From my friend Beverly who heads the National Hand Dance Association: The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities 2011 Dance DC Festival THE NATIONAL HAND DANCE ASSOCIATION (NHDA) presents “Hand Dance: From Classic to Contemporary” Saturday, July 23, 2011 2:00 p.m – 4:00 p.m. The National Portrait Gallery (indoor Atrium) 750 9th Street, NW [...]
Yesterday I attended the opening ceremonies of the Smithsonian Institution’s annual Folklife Festival which the attention of returning back to my desktop by 2 PM. I didn’t get back until 5. There was no way I was going to miss the Funk Brothers, the Motown studio sessions band. Where do you think the Motown sound [...]
Father’s Day is always a mixed bag for me. On the one hand, I’m proud of the men who are stepping up to the plate for their sons and daughters. They are proud to be fathers and equally proud of their children. Many of these fathering men are friends and relatives of mine. I wish [...]
Check out the National Endowment for the Arts podcasts. Interviews with amazing working artists. You can also subscribe via iTunes. Josephine Reed produces the series. A new one is released every Thursday. Josephine also hosts “On the Margin” on WPFW 89.3 fm in Washington, DC; and “Writers on Writing,” Sirius/XM Radio, XM 163; Sirius 117
Too much, too much. June must be the final push on the event scene before people begin dispersing to the vacation scene. Again, just scratching the surface: ITVS COMMUNITY CINEMA PRESENTS – “TWO SPIRITS” June 5 at 3 PM (Washington DC Jewish Community Center) June 12 at 5 PM (Busboys and Poets) FREE – For [...]
