There’s some news about Solace in So Many Words. First, we got a new review on Goodreads. To celebrate its fifth year Weighed Words hosted a giveaway of Solace In So Many Words and sent five copies away to readers across the country. I always hope that such a giveaway will generate a little buzz and this time it did. A reader named Erin Hill received a copy, and in her review of Solace in So Many Words she writes: “I really enjoyed this collection. It's varied in the … [Read more...]
August days: My grandmother was a poet
I haven’t been posting a lot but I have been thinking about life events and the end of life. I got a little crabby the other day. Is it the weather? Midsummer blues? Aging? Just impatience and frustration on my part? That’s what has been on my mind lately. One of my siblings is moving and came across these printed cards. They are poems written by my grandmother Bertha L. Wade. She lived to be well into her nineties. Almost all her children (including my father) … [Read more...]
Glimpse of solace: Who wore it best?
Glimpse of solace: Looking down
Today I came out of the library to find there was a cloudburst; one gray cloud in a blue sky sprinkled down. Am I crazy to notice this pattern of the raindrops on pavement? I don't know, but I thought it was kind of cool. … [Read more...]
Glimpse of solace: Kerry James Marshall at MCA
Tuesday I had the most pleasant afternoon, spending it on the fourth floor of the Museum of Contemporary Art, taking in the art of Kerry James Marshall. The “Mastry” exhibit goes to September 25. I watched the short video of Kerry James Marshall. He spoke about the Old Masters, how he studied them. He couldn't help but notice how the Black Experience was absent (invisible) in these works. He also said something to the effect that his artwork was not simply for … [Read more...]
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