In celebration of Black history month, Hood College invited world-renowned author and poet Nikki Giovanni as the keynote speaker and honoree of the Presidential Medal of Democracy at the Rosenstock Hall on Tuesday, February 22nd.
Last year, Desiree Tucker and her son wanted to organize a “grandparent piano recital” where he could perform in front of his most beloved audience. The show attracted so much local support, Tucker took the idea to the Weinberg Center and asked, “Can you do this county wide?” Much to her surprise, the arts performance…
23 year-old Frederick poet Distinee Gayle planted her garden long ago; it is flourishing now. “Sunflower Soul,” is apart of the Fully Bloomed collection of prose. “Sunflower Soul” is a compilation of 200 poems divided into five chapters exploring themes of growth, pain, love and so much more.
Distinee uses poetry as a means of self-expression and…
Chris Cubs, The Trinidadian-American, artist-meets-businessman, side walk poet. We ask if he lives a normal life outside of traveling with a typewriter from city to city. His response: “Oh no, no. I get paid to do poetry.”
The first poem he ever wrote was Do You Like Poetry? He started writing in 8th grade but donned the alias two…
