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Engaging The Traumatic Past In An Apocalyptic Present, Timothy J. Jerome
Engaging The Traumatic Past In An Apocalyptic Present, Timothy J. Jerome
The Criterion
This essay explores the necessity of confronting the underlying issues of one's history in order to heal historic wounds, despite the difficulty and immediacy of one's current struggles. I examine how Pentecostalism functions as a touchstone to the past for John Grimes and his family in James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain, and eventually allows protagonist John to transcend the traditional forms of self-identification in order to create a new informed model of identity within the religion.
Eyes To The Street, Myron Macauley
Urban Survival, Shaun Waters
In The Black Forest, Shaun Waters
I'M Comin' Daddy, Bryon Williams
Directions, Shaun Waters
Unseen Power, Bryon Williams
Unseen Power, Bryon Williams
The Griot
This poem acknowledges an unseen presence that intervenes and protects the narrator from life's tribulations.
Chronic Love, Shaun Waters
Larynx, Judithe Andre
Words To Live By..."For Isaiah", Shaun Waters
Lost Souls, Bryon Williams
O Lenço Da Minha Mãe...A Reflection, Alicia Veiga
O Lenço Da Minha Mãe...A Reflection, Alicia Veiga
The Griot
A young Cape Verdean woman reflects on the head scarf worn by her mother. The head scarf serves as a symbol of her mother's strength, culture and constant presence in her life despite a move from Cape Verde to the United States.