Aberjhani's Blog: Notes of a 21st Century Digital Scribe, page 15

Remembering Acclaimed Author James Alan McPherson

Postered Poetics image of author James Alan McPherson by Aberjhani. From the same hometown of Savannah, Georgia (USA) McPherson's writings had a powerful impact on many fellow writers. This coming November 2016 will mark the second anniversary of the dedication of the historical marker for the Carnegie Branch Library in Savannah, Georgia. Moreover, as it now turns out, that dedication also represents one of the city’s more notable acknowledgements of the life, work, and legacy of James A...

Author Miriam Center Honored with Congressional Birthday Wish

Literary and political gadfly Miriam K. Center. (photograph by John Zeuli)
Members of the U.S. Congress rarely make it a point to enter an acknowledgment of a writer’s birthday into the official Congressional Record. Why should they? Writers have birthdays, get stomach aches, laugh through good days, and moan through bad days just everybody else. No big deal.

But author, poet, playwright, and social activist Miriam K. Center is far from typical and U.S. Representative Earl L. “Buddy” Cart...

Taking Time to Think, and Love, Again

PLEASE NOTE: This book review is an extended version of the one previously published on Goodreads:
Quotation:“Consider heaven/ as a world-weary stranger/ asleep in your heart.” From The River of Winged Dreams. Postered Poetics by Aberjhani. When I first learned the author of Already Here, the Matter of Love, had used quotes from my work in her new book, I thought for some reason that the entire project would be a collection of quotations by diverse individuals. I was definitely mistaken...

Muhammad Ali: 10 Ways to Interpret One Man's Radiant Heart

Classic "The Passion of Muhammad Ali" 1968 Esquire Magazine cover photograph by Carl Fischer. here is within the human heart, I believe, a quality of intelligence that has been known to surpass that attributed to the human mind. The idea is one Muhammad Ali might have appreciated because in director Clare Lewins’ ten-star film documentary, I Am Ali, the fighter shares these words: “Man judges man’s actions. God judges man’s heart.”

When tapped and cultivated, or made a naturally dominant...

Something More Dynamic than Tear-flooded Woe

"History & Erasure: Chronicling Legacies of Black Artists in Savannah (part 1 of 3)" 2016 essay series by Aberjhani. (Postered Poetics image of artist Luther E. Vann by Aberjhani)
It took a while for me to think about writing anything in reference to the death of my friend Luther E. Vann last month because when it occurred I was already working on a different kind of essay about his life and art. Slamming the breaks on that project, going into a tailspin of grief, and then finally regain...

Presenting a Poem for the Earth and Al Gore's Unwavering Optimism (part 2 of 2)

Founder and chairman of The Climate Reality Project discusses climate change at TED Talks. (image courtesy of TED Talks) Welcome to part 2 of Presenting A Poem for the Earth and Al Gore’s Unwavering Optimism. To read part 1 with the accompanying poem, titled The Earth in Rapture, Our Earth , please click here. Part 2 featuring a continuation of the transcription of Al Gore’s Ted Talk video, begins now: Speaking of the North Pole
This is also connected to the extinction crisis. We're in da...

Presenting a Poem for the Earth and Al Gore’s Unwavering Optimism (Part 1 of 2)

"The Earth in Rapture, Our Earth" special PRINCE TRIBUTE EDITION Postered Poetics by Aberjhani (featuring Hubble Spacecraft photography).
Should people refer to the increasing occurrence of extreme climate events as evidence, signs, or warnings? Whatever the chosen terminology, it has become clear enough that humanity can no longer ignore the impact human activities have on the Earth.

The heart-stopping flash flood that brought Houston, Texas, to a halt earlier this week, the increasing intens...

of resenting a Poem for the Earth and Al Gore’s Unwavering Optimism (Part 1 of 2)

"The Earth in Rapture, Our Earth" Postered Poetics by Aberjhani (featuring Hubble Spacecraft photography).
Should people refer to the increasing occurrence of extreme climate events as evidence, signs, or warnings? Whatever the chosen terminology, it has become clear enough that humanity can no longer ignore the impact human activities have on the Earth.

The heart-stopping flash flood that brought Houston, Texas, to a halt earlier this week, the increasing intensity of hurricanes and tornadoes...

Sustaining the Sweet Joyful Howl of Poetry in the 21st Century

“Individuals often turn to poetry, not only to glean strength and perspective from the words of others, but to give birth to their own poetic voices and to hold history accountable for the catastrophes rearranging their lives.” --Aberjhani from Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays. Postered Poetics based on original poetry Spencerian calligraphy art by G.A. Gaskell. #NPM16 #PocketPoem
The launch of National Poetry Month, sponsored by the Academy of Am...

Painting Poems and Living History at the Jepson Center for the Arts

Title graphic with image of French artist Claude Monet's 1890 painting "Champ d'avoine" (Oat Field) in background at the Jepson Center for the Arts in Savannah, Georgia. (photograph by Aberjhani)
When the doors of the Jepson Center for the Arts opened to the public in Savannah, Georgia’s, downtown Historic District on March 10, 2006, it served as one more important reminder that the city is much more than a time-capsule filled with unique Civil War memorabilia. It is also home to many c...