Never Missing a Beat by Abdul Ali Even before I started calling myself a writer, I enjoyed meeting people. I didn’t think of it as interviewing then. It was my own way of listening to the rhythm of someone else’s thoughts. Where were they from? What was it like? Did they pick honey suckle [...]
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Poetry 101
Posted in abdul ali, tagged dark age, interview, Jon Woodson, poetry 101 on April 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
POETRY 101 by Abdul Ali Since I left college, I’ve learned that sometimes the professor who always offered honest critiques helped you grow as a poet much more than those who praised you and made you feel great. I caught up with Jon Woodson, Ph.D and asked him a few questions. His perspectives about [...]
Searching for Old Erykah
Posted in abdul ali, tagged AmErykah, AmErykah trilogy, badu, erykah, erykah badu, trilogy, Window Seat on April 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
searching for old erykah by Abdul Ali For the better part of the past 48 hours, I’ve been consumed with listening to Part II of the New AmErykah trilogy. Listening for what is being said, how it’s put together, how it differs from the previous albums. Trying to figure out what I feel about [...]
Looking for Poetry Outside of Poems
Posted in abdul ali, tagged MoMa on April 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Looking for Poetry Outside of Poems by Abdul Ali The entire week I was in New York, I carried my notebook with me and created a breathing ticker tape. Anything and everything that caught my attention I wrote it down, forcing myself to give it a name. This is the work of a writer, [...]
Writers are Obsessed about Home
Posted in abdul ali on April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Writers are Obsessed about Home by Abdul Ali Writers are obsessed about home. Well, at least I am. I haven’t lived in New York in over ten years. Yet each time I return that all seems to fade away and I taste New York as if it’s my first time yet I’m familiar. Sorta [...]
Introducing Ali, Basin Blogger for April
Posted in abdul ali, tagged abdul ali, April 2010, TBR on April 1, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Happy National Poetry Month and Welcome to the Writers’ Playground! First in the sandpit, Abdul Ali! Abdul Ali is a graduate of Howard University where he studied Literature and Theater. He was an active participant in the arts scene where he revived the literary magazine, The Amistad, which comes from a distinguished lineage of journals [...]
