I have the extreme fortune of being from Kansas City, an American, mid-western city with an appreciation for the arts. The appreciation may be influenced by the Nelson-Atkins, a museum that is absolutely free to visit aside from special exhibitions. It may also be influenced by the 19th and Vine Jazz District, which celebrates the… Continue reading 30 Americans: How Art Blends in Kansas City
Category: poetry
Did you hear? I’m on a podcast!
Listen here! (I come in at 19:20.) And come to my reading at the Johnson County Central Resource Library on May 21st from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.
“From the Joint”
You can read my poem that won a Johnson County Library writing contest on music here: "From the Joint" I have been busy with college classes and work lately but I may be posting again soon. I hope everyone is doing well. Stay safe and work hard, friends.
DAMN. : The Pulitzer Prize and Accessible Art
The 2018 Pulitzer Prize winners have been announced, and for the first time ever a musical work outside of the jazz and classical genres has won. Hip-hop. And who else to usher in such history but Kendrick Lamar? I am so happy that an album with tracks that are played for hype at college basketball… Continue reading DAMN. : The Pulitzer Prize and Accessible Art
Thunderstorm
The rain starts a soft pitter-patter that could be a mouse in the walls. Sound multiplies, now the beating of a snare drum. The mice have formed an army and are storming the ceiling. A crack like a bright white whip and a canon joins the cacophony followed by the rat-a-tat-tatting of tiny mouse machine… Continue reading Thunderstorm