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Author-Poet Aberjhani's Blog – August 2009 Archive (7)

Princes and Poets of the Realm

The late Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy's memoir True Compass.

When word came of the death of Senator Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy (1932-2009) last week, I did as I so often do when hearing about the passing of someone whose life had a major influence on my own––I reached for my pen to write a poem or short essay in tribute to the great soul. I had already written several for Michael Jackson––including the… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on August 30, 2009 at 5:28pm — No Comments

Notes for an Elegy in the Key of Michael (I)

Fans celebrate Michael Jackson's birthday in Paris, France. (AP photo by Christophe Ena)

“This world we live in is the dance of the Creator. Dancers come and go in the twinkling of an eye but the dance lives on.”

--Michael Jackson, The Dance

The black star zooms gold.

Wings of white flame torch his throat.

His voice has arrived.

A nest of… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on August 29, 2009 at 5:19pm — No Comments

Michael Jackson: Legacies of a Globetrotting Moonwalking Philanthropist (Part 1)

Michael Jackson in dancer mode for the "This Is It" tour.

As what would have been the beloved iconic entertainer’s 51st birthday approaches (August 29, 2009) the world community once again finds itself engaged in rediscovering, redefining, and re-devouring Michael Jackson. Some are feasting as they have been for years on continuous disclosures about aspects of his life (and now death) considered unconventional and… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on August 26, 2009 at 1:40am — 1 Comment

The Case For and Against Death Row Inmate Troy Anthony Davis

Supporters of Troy Anthony Davis express solidarity by carrying images of the death row inmate. (Internet newswire photo)

I had been back in the United States for two years when 27-year-old police officer Mark Allen MacPhail was murdered in 1989, and then 20-year-old Troy Anthony Davis was later convicted and sentenced to death for the crime. I have from that time-frame a vague memory of a newspaper headline… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on August 12, 2009 at 10:03pm — No Comments

Creative Conversatin' with Writer Nordette Adams

Cover of Adams' spoken word CD The Goddess and the Skylark: Dancing in the Word Labyrinth

It was my good fortune to Nordette Adams via the Internet some years ago when I was a stay-at-home caregiver for my mother in Savannah, Georgia, while Ms. Adams was a furiously blogging journalist and Mom in New Jersey. We took note of each other’s work to such an extent that we eventually teamed up with another fellow… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on August 12, 2009 at 9:51pm — 2 Comments

The Rise of Gullah Diva Sallie Ann Robinson

Author and celebrity chef Sallie Ann Robinson. (photo by Butch Hirsch Photography)

Celebrity chef, cookbook author, and cultural consultant on her home island of Daufuskie, South Carolina, are all titles which Sallie Ann Robinson can claim with justification after working many years to earn them. She recently added to her list of titles that of “the first Gullah Diva,” so proclaimed by members of the Binyah… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on August 2, 2009 at 11:48pm — 2 Comments

The Nujazz New Millennium Soul of Maxwell's BLACKsummers'night

After an eight-year hiatus from his professional life as a high-profile musical artist, and with the recent release of his much anticipated BLACKsummers’night CD, the first in a trilogy, it’s no major surprise that singer Maxwell enjoyed a sell-out performance at the Savannah Civic Center’s Johnny Mercer Theatre July 28, 2009.

The singer posted on his Twitter page two words to describe the performance and the… Continue

Added by Author-Poet Aberjhani on August 2, 2009 at 11:41pm — No Comments

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