Sumários
Post 60s 2nd Wave, “Angles of Ascent,” pp. 304-49
10 Março 2020, 10:00 • Don Howard Bialostosky
Discussed Elizabeth Alexander’s “Venus Hottentot (1825),” Forrest Hamer’s “Lesson,” and Terrance Hayes’ “What I Am.”
Post 60s 1st Wave, “Angles of Ascent,” pp. 268-302.
5 Março 2020, 10:00 • Don Howard Bialostosky
Continued with Komunyakaa’s “Requiem” and “The Devil Comes on Horseback”—a poem about the Janjiweed. Worked on Nathaniel Mackey’s “Song of the Andoumboulou: 16” and Harryette Mullen’s “Black Nikes.”
Post 60s First Wave, “Angles of Ascent,: pp. 221-66
3 Março 2020, 10:00 • Don Howard Bialostosky
We discussed Christopher Gilbert’s “Absentee Landlord,” C. S. Giscombe’s “Northernmost Road” (with Maps of Northern British Columbia—a big expansion our geography of Black poetry), Angela Jackson’s “Two Trains,” and Yusef Komunyaka’s “Venus’s fly-traps” and “Requiem.”
Post 60s 1st Wave in “Angles of Ascent,” pp. 174-220
27 Fevereiro 2020, 10:00 • Don Howard Bialostosky
We discussed Ai’s “Hoover, Edgar J.,” Wanda Coleman’s” “Ars Poetica,” Toi Derricotte’s “Holy Cross Hospital<“ and Rita Dove’s “Hattie McDaniel Arrives at the Coconut Grove.” We looked at images of McDaniel.
60s Outside Black Arts, “Angles of Ascent,” pp. 146-70.
20 Fevereiro 2020, 10:00 • Don Howard Bialostosky
We discussed Ntozake Shange’s “nappy edges (a cross country sojourn” and added Shange’s St, Louis to our list of “Chocolate Cities.” WE puzzled together over Lorenzo Thomas’ “Onion Bucket.” We viewed an image of Ma Rainey and discussed Al Young’s “A Dance for Ma Rainey.”