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devorah

poet performer author lover of life

About Me

A working artist in and of from and for my community - which stretches across borders and cultures reaching to and through the people- my people.A published author-poetry books: where river meets ocean (City Lights) with more than tongue (Creative Arts Books, Inc.) street smarts (Curbstone) travelling women (two person anthology with Opal Palmer Adisa under Jukebox Press)novels: Brown Glass Windows (Curbstone Press) An Open Weave (Seal Press and Berkeley Press) Ice Journeys (forthcoming)short stories, essays, and individual poems in anthologies, periodicals.I work as an artist in residence - poetry, poetry performance.A spoken word recorded artist as a part of "Daughters of Yam" http://www.daughtersofyam.comOn compilations: Eye of the Storm. America Fears the Drum, Wild Poppies.A traveler and explorer. Europe, Asia, parts of the Caribbean, Mexico, Canada, and the USA.Grown in a strong and resilent family that promotes love and endurance.Passionate about life and glad to be a fully grown woman.SLIDESHOW PHOTOGRAPHS COPYRIGHT LORI A. CHEUNG, THEPORTRAITPHOTOGRAPHER.COMGirly Myspace Layouts

My Interests

All of the arts, community action, politics (not as in many blood sucking insects- but as groups of folks creating positive social change and supporting and expanding true democracy), healing, spirituality, comedy, (oh yeah that's an art too), love (okay that may be an avocation more than an interest), growing plants- life

I'd like to meet:

people who savor life, enjoy and/or create art, produce and/or present art, like to laugh and know how to cry

Music:

Somewhat eclectic but mostly Jazz, Blues, Soul, R&B, then Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, North African, some Hip Hop. Currently in my cd que: The House that Trane Built (disc one) Bill Withers (best of) Dianne Reeves remembering and Donny Hathaway, and Gato Barbieri Chapter 1.

Television:

I still watch too much t.v. But I like So You Think You Can Dance and Top Chef in terms of game shows, Nip & Tuck and House for drama shows (not necc. in reruns but when the series is fresh) all kinda sci fi although the only one I've been occaionally watching lately is Heroes.

Books:

Three quarters through Karen Armstrong's "History of Myth" and in first chapters of Wole Soyinke's memoir, "You Must Set Forth at Dawn." Mean to re-read "Two Thousand Seasons" this year. Need to find a new novel to get into. The last one was a speculative fiction named "feed." worthwhile. Best novel I've read lately is probably "erasure."

Heroes:

the men in my family, Malcolm /El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, the Mandelas, Ida B. Wells, my friend Michelle, who has faced great loss and pain with grace and courage and stayed human and open, my aunt Mamie- okay this list could go on forever

My Blog

San Francisco Poetry Reading Friday January 19

POETRY READING PRESS RELEASESaludos a América LatinaA Poetry Reading in Solidarity with Latin AmericaAs Latin America enters a new stage of political development, with popular governments now in contr...
Posted by devorah on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 03:39:00 PST

Weighing In

my life is a scale tipped to yes   yes to family yes to community yes to the heavens yes to the earth   yes to the pleasures of flesh and spirit   yes to life ...
Posted by devorah on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:55:00 PST

Women of Peace

in the me that is me peace take away she who is named                          &n...
Posted by devorah on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:54:00 PST

Home from a Retreat

i live city center on the inner edgeof the west side of townwalking distance from the tracksthat circle trains in and out of scared suburbia i live on a border wherewestward ho pioneers walk their mas...
Posted by devorah on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:53:00 PST