I repost a Toni Morrison essay on the importance of black men asserting their worth.
Tag Archives: Song of Solomon
Top Post of 2014: Black Lives Matter
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Toni Morrison: Stand Up & Breathe
“I can’t breathe” has become a rallying cry for Black protesters. Toni Morrison’s “Song of Solomon” shows powerfully what it feels like to breathe again.
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Morrison Helps Young Black Men Stand Tall
The story of how Toni Morrison’s “Song of Solomon” inspired one of my African American students.
Love, a Bulwark against Desolation
Toni Morrison expands St. Paul’s vision of love to include erotic love.
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Poetry to Read at a Hippy Wedding
Today is my wedding anniversary so you get to hear how I wove poetry into the ceremony. W. B. Yeats, Archibald MacLeish, D.H. Lawrence, and the Song of Solomon all made appearances. Get ready for time travel back to a very different era.
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