Living Tribute
For a minute, it felt like a reality show called Physical Therapy with The Harris Siblings. Big Brother Glenn was answering questions from his new Physical Therapist. I was listening…
Whitelessness
History unfolds. Generations pass. The present infolds into evergreen ideologies draped in new vocabulary. I’m thinking of our culture’s obsession with whiteness – what Dr. Frances Cress Welsing and Neely…
Stairway to Heaven
Once, I envisioned the sweetest stairway to heaven in a slow drag – dancing close, in a mutual dip, breath steaming up the room, singing lyrics into her ear in…
Bioluminescence
In my early 20s, the Beach Boys turned me out! Me and my first love had gone to the Capital Center because we both dug Chicago, the opening act. We…
Sixth Séance [Circle Songs]
I speak in tongues. My pantomime speaks volumes. I dance with the many dimensions of meaning. With or without words, I’m a poet. I sing circle songs to the horizons…