Tag: arts
member name: Umar, Abu Nurain
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November 13, 2007 10:33 AM EST --
Will and Ariel Durant, in their book, “Interpretations ofLife” (1970), depicted the lives of artists who stand noticeably in the pantheon of greatness. One of the themes that became clear . . .
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September 10, 2007 03:41 PM EDT --
BEDROOM
in the brevity of this room
where we last were we,
before the searing darkness
of dead stars burned
these holes in my heart –
before the sadness of trees
in the middle days of . . .
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October 05, 2007 04:22 PM EDT --
Penumbras flickered near the shadows’ edges,
Striking the empty wall: a dizzying array
Blacks and grays
Plain against eggshell white, yellowed in time;
Black etchings mimed winter-bare trees, . . .
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October 27, 2007 08:57 PM EDT --
a little something for Halloween...
crude hand hewn maple
stained and flat stringerless stairs
nailed and open risers
menacing monsters
murky basement dwellers
. . .
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July 26, 2007 02:24 AM EDT --
The following lyrics were penned by an old school hip hop artist known as Rakim. In the early days of his career, he was part of a duo named Eric B and Rakim. Eric B was the DJ and Rakim the Emcee. As . . .
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September 20, 2007 01:10 PM EDT --
We arrived in San Antonio Thursday afternoon and fled directly to the River Walk in search of margaritas, chips and salsa. First, we surrounded the Alamo until we found the list of those who died for those . . .
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October 27, 2007 05:56 PM EDT --
You would first notice my expansive hands
the color of Brazilian rosewood
hanging from my boney thick-skinned limbs.
You would then note my angular . . .
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December 18, 2007 03:48 PM EST --
I had much fun making this for you. The thing is, each stanza contains musical clues pointing, often not subtly, to the artists or something related to that artist. There are many possible solutions or . . .
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July 23, 2007 03:37 PM EDT --
they came
moonless three AM
on a glassed and windless sea
a wavy masquerade of glittering stars.
wind dancer was lulled snug between
anchors fore and aft well set
their rodes slackened in the calm. . . .
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September 02, 2007 03:22 PM EDT --
One of the more famous streets in the history of the Blues is Maxwell Street in Chicago, Illinois. It may not be as famous as Beale Street but the music we know today as R & B, Rock & Roll, the . . .
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July 09, 2007 12:18 PM EDT --
my arms outstretched, the sweet
cherry tree reached for me --
a wingless falling innocent –
arms uselessly appended
where wings needed to be;
the nearer apple tree’s short . . .
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July 19, 2007 03:58 PM EDT --
I came here, invited by a woman who once thought she was in love with me. She told me that I would like it and that those who gather here would enjoy my presence.
I’ve read some . . .
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December 15, 2007 07:22 PM EST --
Here we go again
searching for our muse
hoping it doesn't matter
that we're slightly confused
John W., Edward and John B. too
drive me to keyboard hopeful and enthused . . .
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July 17, 2007 05:04 PM EDT --
The Butterfly’s Burden (Arabic & English translation)
Mahmoud Darwish
I am pleased to introduce you to a great contemporary poet, Mahmoud Darwish. First, however, as poets, the following . . .
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October 05, 2007 04:37 PM EDT --
This poem was written years ago as a reflection on the hajj that I performed in 1975. Some think that bakkah might be the first name of Mecca (or as I prefer to spell it: Makka which better represents . . .
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October 24, 2007 10:38 AM EDT --
I was born into a world with my vision abbreviated and muted. It was not until I was nine years old that I began to see the world as you most likely do; that my visual cues and yours thoroughly converged . . .
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August 26, 2007 02:51 PM EDT --
Mi nombre es Jesus, mi hermanos y mi hermanas
I am from Lower California.
And I now work the land that once belonged to us.
But I am without the benefit of papers
So you think my Christian name is . . .
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October 07, 2007 11:13 PM EDT --
This poem is a conjunction of spectral analysis and the all too casual misnomers of race and color. If you hear anger, it is to sustain your interest not batter your politics. There are no answers provided . . .
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October 27, 2007 08:18 PM EDT --
Paul Laurence Dunbar was the first African American poet to achieve national and international recognition.
We Wear the Mask
by
Paul Laurence Dunbar
We wear the mask that grins . . .
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July 04, 2007 03:10 PM EDT --
the gloaming
surrendered
its tenderness.
the moonless
sheet fell
dark and cold
over the face
of the dying wind.
the porch chimes
wavered, a well
rimed mime –
a bead speckled
glimmering . . .
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