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About Me

Van G. Garrett is the author of Songs in Blue Negritude, a collection of poetry (introduced by A. Van Jordan) , (Xavier Review Press, 2008) ; Council of Species for Tributaries [C.O.S.T.] , a comic book (Milqtoast Comics, 2008). He was awarded an Archie D. and Bertha H. Walker Foundation Scholarship to attend a Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship, a Hurston/Wright Fellowship for poetry, and two Callaloo Creative Writing Fellowships for poetry.He received the Danny Lee Lawrence prize for poetry, and his poetry has been anthologized and published in journals based in Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, and London. His poems have appeared in Obsidian III, The Amistad, The Pittsburgh Quarterly, ChickenBones, Life Imitating Art, Swirl, Drumvoices Revue, Curbside Review, Urban Beat, and elsewhere. His reviews have appeared in Rolling Stone.com, African American Review, Moria,and ChickenBones.Van earned his MAIS from the University of Houston-Victoria and his B.A. from Houston Baptist University. He is the first student to receive a graduate certificate in African American Studies from the University of Houston.

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My Interests

I like words and the nouns that inspire them. I also like watches and ties...
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Music:

To quote the Lost Boyz, "Music makes me high." I love music that is good , honest, heart-felt, percussive , and original ; something that I can think to, write to, live to, and dance to.

Books:

Songs in Blue Negritude : poetry (Xavier Review Press, 2008) ; Council of Species for Tributaries [C.O.S.T.] : comic book (Milqtoast Comics, 2008)...Blurb AboutSongs in Blue Negritude :"Garrett deals in plain words, strong rhythms, clear images ; his passion brings them to life."- David Gates, Senior Editor of Newsweek

My Blog

Praise for Songs in Blue Negritude

Praise for Songs in Blue Negritude "Some play the dozens, some play the sevens. Van G. Garrett navigates the urban landscape with poems that sound like jazz riffs dancing on paper. Van's horn i...
Posted by Van G. Garrett on Sat, 03 May 2008 12:59:00 PST

APRIL [2008] NEWS

APRIL [2008] NEWS Friends and Fans, I just wanted to share an April update. This may better explain why I was on edge, why I was really busy, or why I did not respond so promptly: Researching for the ...
Posted by Van G. Garrett on Sat, 03 May 2008 12:21:00 PST

Hot Sunday For Zane Lovers&

Hot Sunday For Zane Lovers& Please read "Fondling My Muse" by my friend and colleague Randy Walker (randybandit.com). The story is contained in Succulent, Zane's latest anthology. Check ...
Posted by Van G. Garrett on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:25:00 PST

Rockets Players and Cheerleaders

..TR> Rockets Players and Cheerleaders, Congrats to all of my friends that play and cheer for the Rockets. I will see you in a few days.-VanP. S. Skip, contact me when you get a chance...TABLE>...
Posted by Van G. Garrett on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:48:00 PST

A Great Film: "The Boys of Baraka"

I finally saw "The Boys of Baraka". This coming-of-age documentary is a film that I will revisit, as it is so rich with themes that pertain to young Black males who seek to carve out a ...
Posted by Van G. Garrett on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:50:00 PST

Vans Customized BMW Giveaway

..> Van's Customized BMW GiveawayI would like to give away my Best / Meaningful / Well-wishes (BMW) to my MySpace friends and colleagues during the holiday season. Thank you for allowing me to sha...
Posted by Van G. Garrett on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:23:00 PST

Im in Love With a Stripper of Paint

I'm in Love With a Stripper&T [he] Pain [t] i'm in love with a stripper of paint that slides her spindly legs across a catwalk that is my car's roof every morning before i go to work: throwing her ...
Posted by Van G. Garrett on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:46:00 PST

Requests For Romantic Verse: For Nia Long

..>..> ..> Some readers have asked me to share some romantic verse--something less "raw". I thought I would share a poem that comes to mind on this picture-perfect day in Houston:for n...
Posted by Van G. Garrett on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:19:00 PST

I Saw a Bird Die on a Picture-Perfect Sunday

I Saw a Bird Die on a Picture-Perfect Sunday By Van G. Garrett ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The first Sunday in November when I should hav...
Posted by Van G. Garrett on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:22:00 PST

My Statement

..> ..> To objectify or label what I do artistically is left solely to the discretion of the reader or observer. It is their artistic statement as much as it is mine. But to categorize me purely as ...
Posted by Van G. Garrett on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:24:00 PST