"It was like the scratching of a pen,//The silence of the night writing in its diary." -- Charles Simic, from "Factory"
16 October 2006
Quick Cave Canem poetic photo round up
A Great Day in Manhattan: Cave Canem Faculty and Fellows pose for a 10th Anniversary portrait (photo by Mignonette Dooley)
Till I can get my photos up (and my camera DIED during the Friday evening reception!), peruse these for shots and news from last weekends Black Poetry extravaganza
Thanks to Jacqueline Johnson for these...
Cheezin with Jacqueline Jones LeMon, Dwayne Betts, Tim Seibles, and Tyehimba Jess
Your Humble Correspondent with Herman Beavers and Tracy Morris
From Remica Bingham
"Inner Workings" Panel discussion: Dante Micheaux, Ronaldo Wilson, Gloria Burgess, Phebus Etienne, Jacqui Johnson, and Ross Gay.
Our takeover of the Harlem restaurant Native Sunday evening
From Amanda Johnston's blog
An Atmospheric Curtis Crissler
A Regal Toni Lightfoot
Amanda with Cave Canem Office Manager (and Official Muse) Dante Micheaux
From John Keene's blog
Ronaldo Wilson's 25 push up "Closing Statement" at the Inner Workings panel
And from the Official CC Events Blog Dog Bytes
Cave Canem Prize winners
Tracy K. Smith(Winner of the 2002 prize), Major Jackson (2000), Constance Quarterman Bridges (2005), Kyle Dargan (2003), Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon (2001), Amber Flora Thomas (2004), Dawn Lundy Martin (2006)
More beauty and talent all in one place than one can possibly imagine. And these folks/we are also the most the huggin-est, kissin-est, people in the world...I'm exhausted!
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Thanks for all the pix! y'know your winning smile does come through in the thumbnail pic, I should have mentioned that!
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