Samiya Bashir's Blog, page 16
March 10, 2009
Don't Sleep: Patricia Smith was off the hook!
Hey Austin!
If you missed Patricia Smith's readings on Sunday and Monday in ATX then honey, you missed out!
Okay, full confession, due to having to bow down to the Tax Man, I missed Monday night's reading quite regrettably. I did hear that it was, indeed and true to form, off the chain.
I love me some Patricia Smith. Not only is she an amazing woman, and a beautiful friend, but she is a poet with no peer. Her outstanding book, Blood Dazzler, was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award, and s
March 9, 2009
Don't Sleep: A bus fulla dopeness tearing through the heartland!
AFFRILACHIAN POETS 2009 BUS TOUR
The first leg of the Affrilachian Poets spring tour is rolling through central Appalachia!
After a kick-off reading at the Kentucky Folk Arts Center in Morehead on March 2nd, a touring group of Affrilachian Poets will roll through Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia with a series of daily literary readings, creative writing and performance workshops, a theatrical/dance production, and
