Posts tagged ‘James Baldwin’
My Favorite Quote About Words
Today is Day 3 of Words Matter Week, and the blog prompt for today is: What is your favorite quote about words? Why?
An Interview with James A. Emanuel
James A. Emanuel is one of America’s finest poets, and not enough Americans know about his work. In this post, Janet Hulstrand interviews Mr. Emanuel, who has lived in Paris since 1986.
Why Paris? Reason #3
Paris has traditionally been a welcoming place for African-American writers, many of whom wrote about the experience.
Why Paris? Reason #2
The French have a term for it: laisser-faire, and it means, basically, that minding your own business is a beautiful thing…
Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road 