Holy Ghost Key with A. B. Spellman
Sat, Apr 06
|Sankofa Video, Books, & Café
Join us for a special book discussion with our beloved Howard University scholar Dr. Joshua Myers and the legendary poet A. B. Spellman on Holy Ghost Key, a new book of poetry by Dr. Myers!
Time & Location
Apr 06, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Sankofa Video, Books, & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
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About The Event
About the book:
Joshua Myers's Holy Ghost Key celebrates the essential role of African music in the continuity and sustenance of African Diasporic life and culture. Myers weaves his broad knowledge of African and African American music practices, genres and instruments with his memory of gospel lyrics and symbols evoking African spirituality, showing us the ways in which this music has been both the light on our path and the grounding of our historic journey. Though many of the poems pay tribute to the genius of contemporary musicians who have won popular acclaim, the entire collection reminds of a persistent African ancestral legacy.
About the author:
Joshua M. Myers is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies in the Department of Afro-American Studies at Howard University. He is the author of Holy Ghost Key, the winner of the 2023 Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Prize (Broadside Lotus Press, due…
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