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The Gratitudes: Moving Hands

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

Advertisements I am grateful for the movements created out of praying with your hands moving lift us up we will not fall ever forward like the love of mother’s invincible boundless like the abundance of fat godz a lioness awake … Continue reading →

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Crows

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

Advertisements In conversation with Crows ancient obsidian sentries of the gate between worlds they remind me to stand in my integrity to know what I know and stay the path WolfHawkJaguar told me “Don’t give up before the miracle happens” … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Arts, Life., North American African Perspective, Poetry, spokenword | Tagged ayodele wordslanger nzinga, egungun, inspiration, life lessons, narrative poetry, Olokun, Oya, Performing arts, warrior art | Leave a comment

Rainmaker

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

In order to make art artist need access to space, materials, marketing, points of exchange and more. Each item mentioned comes with a price tag. The bottom line gets bigger when you actually employ other artists. Star making needs Rainmakers. Continue reading →

Posted in August Wilson, Black Arts, Craft, I'm Just Saying!, North American African Perspective, Performing Arts, Tales of Iron and Water, Theater, work in progress | Tagged august wilson, ayodele wordslanger nzinga, creativity, Fences, glasshandmedia, inspiration, lower bottom playaz, North American African Perspective, Oakland California, richard bottoms, The Century Cycle, the ground on which I stand, theater | Leave a comment

So THIS is transformation–

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

I know my role. I am an interlocutor .

I am a craftsperson, an artisan. I create. My tools are word and story. I am an interrogator I listen. I speak. I question. I hold our place in conversation. It is my gift, my task, my purpose in this awareness. Continue reading →

Posted in Black Arts, journal, Life., non fiction essay, North American African Perspective | Tagged ayodele wordslanger nzinga, inspiration, life lessons, personal wealth, the ground on which I stand, warrior art | Leave a comment

New Page

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

Advertisements mornin dawnin new day upon us sun rising sun shine brand new page get cha news i’m on it brand new day sun rising day dawin brand new day brand new page & if ya reading this ya on … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Arts, journal, Life., North American African Perspective, Poetry | Tagged aspirations, black arts, creativity, inspiration, life lessons, North American African Perspective, warrior art | 3 Comments

Blessing are Due: A Thanksgiving Reflection

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

I have learned to appreciate the ease of that time with my mother. She taught me to cook

without ever writing down a recipe. I still measure my prowess in the kitchen by my mother’s.

We talked about things we never talked about at any other time. Continue reading →

Posted in Black Arts, I'm Just Saying!, Life., non fiction essay, North American African Perspective | Tagged ayodele wordslanger nzinga, blk arts, creativity, diaries, inspiration, life lessons, personal wealth, perspective, short essay | 2 Comments

A Poem for This Day — (General Poetics 2011)

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

Advertisements this day demanded a poem a free poem that dont cost nuthin and dont owe nobody a damn thing copy this left i give you the right this poem dont belong to a collection it belongs to itself and … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Arts, Life., North American African Perspective, Poetry, spokenword | Tagged ayodele wordslanger nzinga, creativity, inspiration, life, North American African Perspective, perspective, poems, poetry, warrior art | 4 Comments

Sans Ports– (General Poetics 2011)

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

Advertisements learning to write after newports— one word at a time like the coffin I was building one smoke at a time u can’t have my rhymes quit to flow on learning after smoking is a long slow curve like … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mad Creative # 19: Precious and the State of the Arts (pt. 2 of The Ground on which I stand.)

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

“If you do not know, I will tell you that black theatre in America is alive … it is vibrant … it is vital … it just isn’t funded. Black theatre doesn’t share in the economics that would allow it to support its artists and supply them with meaningful avenues to develop their talent and broadcast and disseminate ideas crucial to its growth. The economics are reserved as privilege to the overwhelming abundance of institutions that preserve, promote and perpetuate white culture.

That is not a complaint. That is an advertisement. Since the funding sources, both public and private, do not publicly carry avowed missions of exclusion and segregated support, this is obviously either a glaring case of oversight, or we the proponents of black theatre have not made our presence or needs known.” August Wilson Continue reading →

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Blue Ball (From ‘That New Millennium Dime’)

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

Advertisements Blue Ball one ocean/one tree/one/u lookin for water/on the moon/on mars/yet u the one that poisoned the earths rivers/ fish in the lake/the ocean/full of antidepressants/ fantastic/ya dumb ass invented plastic spray more/harvest more clone it/they dont need to know make … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Arts, Craft, journal, North American African Perspective, Performing Arts, Poetry, work in progress | Tagged ayodele wordslanger nzinga, diaries, inspiration, North American African Perspective, writing | 2 Comments

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Tag Archives: inspiration

The Gratitudes: Moving Hands

Crows

Rainmaker

So THIS is transformation–

New Page

Blessing are Due: A Thanksgiving Reflection

A Poem for This Day — (General Poetics 2011)

Sans Ports– (General Poetics 2011)

Diary of a Mad Creative # 19: Precious and the State of the Arts (pt. 2 of The Ground on which I stand.)

Blue Ball (From ‘That New Millennium Dime’)

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