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Annenberg Beach Reading, Chris Abani, Francisco Aragon, Jenny Factory
August 4, 2010 Annenberg Reading This reading is packed and fantastic. I went to lunch first with Paul Cummins and then to tea with Alice Quinn; there was clotted cream and Rose and Doris were there… more →
Kate Gale: A Mind Never Dormant
Amazon Review
wrote 1 month ago: Chris Abani’s GraceLand is the story of sixteen-year-old Elvis, a Nigerian teenager living in … more →
Background Reading for a Novel-in-Progess
wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been feeling anxious about the many things I’m juggling at the moment, so I just di … more →
The Prominent Penis
wrote 1 month ago: Jessica Zafra, my very good, true and trusted amiga (!!!), published my book review of The Virgin of … more →
Day 93; Chris Abani on the stories of Africa
wrote 1 month ago: When he published his first novel at 16, Chris Abani was hailed as, ‘Africa’s answer to … more →
What Is Humanity?
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wrote 1 month ago: To have “humanity” or be “humane” is supposed to connote positive meanings: … more →
It's all shit, until it isn't.
wrote 1 month ago: I had a recent conversation with an acquaintance that I hadn’t seen in awhile. She asked if I … more →
How Chinua Achebe Saved My Birthday By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo.
wrote 2 months ago: Columnist: Correct Me If I Am Right By Rudolf Okonkwo Last Tuesday, February 26th, was my birthday. … more →
Chris Abani: On Humanity
wrote 3 months ago: Such a great talk from author Chris Abani (learn more about him here: http://www.poetryfoundation.or … more →
Fight Club - VONA-style
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wrote 4 months ago: It has taken me a couple days to prepare this post. I am only days away from the conclusion of my f … more →
Missed Something?
wrote 5 months ago: This year has galloped by with a speed which has left me wondering what happened! So I am on a well- … more →
Day 21: Count Your Blessings
wrote 6 months ago: Figures I’d get this one close to Thanksgiving. I am blessed and I am thankful for the privile … more →
Song for Night: Critical Review, Sort of...
wrote 6 months ago: [This is an analysis of Chris Abani's novel Song for Night. It is a very well written, although very … more →
Faces For Radio
wrote 6 months ago: We’re seeing a rise in the number of requests for video references. In the past couple of the months … more →
Day 10: Know Your Roots
wrote 7 months ago: This is funny because I was talking to my friend G about our cultural roots. G identifies as Asian ( … more →
Won't you Help to Sing these Songs of Freedom..
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wrote 7 months ago: The concept of Redemption recurs throughout Chris Abani’s novel Graceland. The idea is initia … more →
An interactive map of world migrations
wrote 7 months ago: Play around with the map and test your understanding of how people are diasporic/global in the world … more →
International Conglomerate Corporations and Global Human Rights
wrote 7 months ago: Here is Slate’s reporting on the coming Supreme Court case and the conflict between internatio … more →
What men aren't telling us
wrote 8 months ago: Photo by Stockbyte/Getty Images Great article in by Nigerian author Chris Abani called, “What … more →
Investigating Loneliness.
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wrote 8 months ago: I was in a yoga class a couple weeks ago, and my teacher, Annie Carpenter, kept using the word inves … more →
