The Moon Over Harlem: Haiku,Afro-Bits and other poems.

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    • Moreover, their characteristics are different in terms of structure, aesthetics, features and poetic devices.

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    However, this categorization would be dismissed by Sanchez for she asserts in her essay that her haikus are unconventional and personalized. This is her proper definition of her Haiku: Her voice exploding in the universe, returning to earth in prayer. A breath inhaled and held. Haiku for Maya Angelou 1. You have taught us how to pray 2. Nothing ends every blade of grass remembering your sound 2. Oct 02, Laura rated it really liked it Shelves: I love this poet - her poems so lyrical and political. Nov 14, Alexandre Wahl hennigen rated it did not like it.

    I looked for a haiku In this nothing book Didn't find any.

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    These are poems inspired by Harlem, NYC. Not all of the poems are about Harlem directly. Indirectly, they all are. Let me explain: If you ask a hundred random. The Moon Over Harlem: Haiku,Afro-Bits and other poems by Daniel Carlton. In December , I finally accomplished the goal of putting a.

    Dec 29, LeeTravelGoddess rated it it was amazing. I love professor Sanchez. This collection of poetry is wonderful!! Mar 08, Kimberly Seibert rated it liked it. This is a beautiful book of dedicated Haikus. Small prose with big impact. Sonia Sanchez writes in a way that blends the haikus together, I've never seen such presented like this.

    Hundreds of authors from August Derleth to Fred Chappell, of all people, have written direct-descendant works of Lovecraft. They vary widely in quality, of course, but most of them have the same basic format: Which is all well and good, and some of what has emerged from that proces Sonia Sanchez, Morning Haiku Beacon Press, One of my favorite examples of people just not getting it is that of the Cult of Lovecraft. Which is all well and good, and some of what has emerged from that process is pretty darned good.

    But then came a chap named Thomas Ligotti, who turned everything on its head. Instead of taking the creepy-crawlies and abandoning the style, Ligotti writes horrific little stories that have completely integrated Lovecraft's style, but with nary a hint of Cthulhu and company to be found. Needless to say, there's a parallel to be had here.

    Nature, in fact, is so important that haiku without a link to nature aren't haiku at all, they're actually senryu. Very few American authors understand this in fact, the only one that comes to mind off the top of my head is Nick Mamatas, whose Cthulhu Senryu is a perfect example. I've read god knows how many American collections of stuff pretending to be haiku.

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    Most of it doesn't even rate as decent senryu. And then there is Sonia Sanchez' Morning Haiku , which is the Thomas Ligotti of Asian poetic form, with the allowance that Sanchez is mostly writing senryu here. That alone makes this not only well worth the price of admission, but most likely the best book of senryu-masquerading-as-haiku by an American author you will read all year, no matter what year you read it in.

    On the other hand, now that I've praised the tree, I've got to mention at least in passing that the forest is a little too message-based. This can be a bit disappointing at times, given how well her talent at working this form comes through again and again in the book: Apr 18, Pia Mogollon rated it liked it. Seems like a very loose interpretation of haiku, or perhaps I don't fully understand haiku. I've always thought traditional haiku, was 5, 7, 5 syllables.

    So if you're expecting that, these poems will probably be a let down. However, after getting into reading them, I was able to appreciate them for the images and thoughts they created. Jan 19, Sharyn Flanagan rated it it was amazing. These beautiful poems not only offer great questions with wonderful answers, but also gave me a whole new perspective on life. Sonia Sanchez turns words into sounds and colors.

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    Leave this field blank. In , she left Chicago and hitchhiked to San Francisco, where she began jamming and reading poetry with street musicians. She originally moved into the Art Circle - a housing community for artists. I hoped should I be embarrassed admitting this? Seema rated it liked it Aug 26, Do you feel betrayed or satisfied of your generation? Feb 11, Xicana rated it it was amazing Shelves:

    Reading the short verses of my beloved haikus made me want to analyze my history -- heck our history and those important to Black history. Some haikus made me want to talk to others about their impressions, while others made me yearn for quiet, insightful solitude.

    There was just so much in so little space. I'll have to share more on my blog later, what an awesome collection of poems. Thank you Sister Sonia! May 17, January rated it it was amazing. This is hands down the best book I've read in the last year. Of course, I am a poet, so I do have a certain bais.

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    But it is Sanchez's daring and prowess when it comes to language that inspire me to no end. She is indeed a force and a vector in modern poetry. Mar 07, Sunny rated it it was amazing. Sonia Sanchez is so inspiring.

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    Aug 11, Danielle rated it it was amazing. I read this book over and over, revisiting my favorite poems. It tickles my soul. Cheesy, I know, but true I have fallen for the haiku, thanks to Sonia Sanchez. Lately I've been under Poem's spell and Sonia's work has only strongly reaffirmed my passion for poetry and writing. Oct 06, Sonia Allison rated it it was amazing Shelves: Feb 11, Xicana rated it it was amazing Shelves: Jun 03, Chaneli rated it really liked it Shelves: Sonia is one of my absolute favorite poets!

    She is so elegant with her words and descriptions and I just want to read everything of hers. May 23, Kayla rated it really liked it. Historically chilling, beautiful poetry that breaks my heart in every way. Aug 07, Ebony rated it liked it. Leave this field blank. Recorded for Poem-a-Day, June 13, Ode to Dusty Springfield David Trinidad.

    What makes a voice distinct? What special quality makes it indelible? Yours is plaintive, as any singer of torch songs must be, yet endowed with confidence, and fully in command. Deep and resonant, a bit husky if you like. A voice that rises— or skyrockets, rather—from a wellspring of pure emotion. Twice in my life, I found myself in the same room as you. Can one fathom anything more miraculous?

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    The first time was in , late November, in the basement of a church in Los Feliz, around the corner from where I lived. How early in your career, backstage before a performance, one of the Four Tops handed you your first drink, vodka. How smoothly it went down and loosened you up, lit you from within, gave you enough courage to go out on stage, into that blinding spot, and sing like no one else. The alcohol eventually stopped working— it always does, that brand of magic is transient— and here you were, two decades later, sober and clean and still singing, so to speak, before a live audience.

    In my youth, your words had come over the radio and stirred feelings of heartbreak and infatuation.

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    Now they inspired me to keep coming back. The second time, , four years sober, at a more upscale meeting at Cedars-Sinai in West Hollywood, I sat directly behind you. It was hard to breathe being in such close proximity. During his drunkalog, I slowly, surreptitiously, moved the toe of my white high-top until it touched the back of your folding chair.

    Then said a little prayer. I hoped should I be embarrassed admitting this? Midway through the song—the instrumental bridge—you turn and sashay around the edge of the spotlight, the ruffled hem of your chiffon dress twisting with your hips and intricate footwork.