19 February 2010
Colored Me
"I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes.... Even in the helter-skelter skirmish that is my life, I have seen that the world is to the strong regardless of a little pigmentation more or less. No, I do not weep at the world - I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife." ~ Zora Neale Hurston, How It Feels to Be Colored Me, 1928
18 February 2010
"The beatings will continue until morale improves..."
Not sure who said it, but I think I want to be a boss now!
17 February 2010
I'd be remiss... (A share and share alike)
After watching A People's History of American Empire by Howard Zinn (which was shared by a fellow member of Black Science Fiction Society) and then sharing the video with my older brother, he recommended that I watch War Made Easy. I tend to put off reading or watching the things my brother recommends, but with A People's History... so fresh in my mind, I simply couldn't bring myself to offer up the usual set of lame excuses.
I'm honestly glad I took the time to watch War Made Easy as well.
The below video is the first of an eight part series.
It should be noted that I have no strong political views whatsoever, but I found this series quite engaging and it would be remiss of me not to share it since I am dedicating this blog to sharing what I find interesting.
16 February 2010
Of Animal Dreams
"Codi: Gives you the willies, doesn't it? The thought of raising kids in a place where the front yard ends in a two-hundred-foot drop? [referring to cliff dwellings]
Loyd: No worse than raising up kids where the front yard ends in a freeway."
~ Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
05 February 2010
Mind the Ash
I've toyed with the idea of introducing broader issues into Words Much Like Poetry for some time and found that I can't. Words Much Like Poetry has firmly established itself in my heart and mind as a blog dedicated to Words imparted in a manner which is very Much Like Poetry, and so it shall remain.
Let me instead begin my expansion into broader topics here, a blog that I've been struggling to fill with posts yet cannot seem to find a theme that truly suits. Some key factors have come into play over the last few months that have guided me toward this point (concluding what the theme for Mind the Ash is to be), but the most important factor is something that has always been a part of me. I thirst for knowledge, crave discovery and love sharing what I find.
So here I am once again, at a new beginning. I hope you enjoy discovering the world around us (its history, its present and its ever looming future) with me.
~ Mũhu
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