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On “Donal Og” and How We Remember

Sharing with you my piece on the old Irish poem “Donal Og” and How We Remember, published by Zocalo. To access the piece, enter Zocalo site here. Enjoy

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‘cannot read Edmond Jabès in a hammock

I tried The hammock being the latest development in my life. The latest delight. So I thought, I can now read everything while lying down in my hammock. I can enjoy the sunshine and cool breeze, I can enjoy the great Colorado outdoors and not miss catching up on my reading because I’ll be reading, […]

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So the Path Does Not Die by Pede Hollist

I’ve had this book for a while sitting on my shelf and beckoning to be read. But I got sucked into all the reading and writing for my PhD program I hardly had any time left for books outside the class requirements. When summer started and I closed the first year, So the Path Does […]

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Telling Tales: Audio version of “Bless the Broken Path”

Summertime Great for listening, reading, traveling, sharing, and Shannon Guillory a.k.a. “Ms.G” honors us with the audio version of my story, Bless the Broken Path, read in her most warm and delightful voice on KTOO 104.3, in Juneau, Alaska. To listen, here is the clip Thank you.    

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Africa – China Conference Schedule: May 9 to May 11, 2014

Upcoming conference, “Cultural Exchange and Engagement in Africa-China Relationships: Defining Possibilities, Realizing Opportunities.” May 9 to 11, 2014. At this conference, the Global Digital Humanities platform and the STU community partnering with the Africa Writers Trust and the Shantou Writers Association, will be examining culture in the era of globalization and digital technology by taking a […]

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Translation of Susan Kiguli’s poems from Animal Portraits

One of the exciting things about creative collaboration is seeing old works in new print, form, version and language. In May, I’ll be taking part in the Spring 2014 Global Digital Humanities conference at Shantou University in China, and will conduct a poetry workshop and also participate in the conversation on International Literature. I’m delighted […]

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Shortlisted Poems for the Brunel University African Poetry Prize 2014

Entrants to the prize had to submit ten poems. Here is a sample poem from each of the six shortlisted poets. VIOLA ALLO: From Farm to Schoolroom After George Ella Lyon I am from cassava, from mortars and pestles and grinding stones, from cracked corn, fried plantains, and pounded cocoyams. I am from shelled black beans, from […]

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Bless the Broken Path, short story

I’m delighted to have my short story, Bless the Broken Path, published in Northeast Review. I welcome readers, comments, your feedback. Thank you.

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The year begins with Translations

Excited to begin a creative project on Africa-China in conversation, approaching it through a cultural lens [read literature], producing stories, mine and others to be translated in Chinese. I’m not doing this alone. It is an initiative between the African Writers Trust (AWT) and the Global Digital Humanities at Shantou University. If you follow the […]

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To Jesus on His Birthday, by Edna St. Vincent Millay

For this Christmas, the spirit, the essence: loving and giving, giving and loving. Moment to moment ’til it’s another year and another. The cyclic fuels us, stills us, peace all around. The tapestry of our lives held in the wheel. The portal of light opens, reveals yet again who what we are, where we are– […]

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