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Articles by Glenn North
‘To Make a Poet Black, and Bid Him Sing’
Glenn North, the inaugural poet laureate of Kansas City’s 18th & Vine Jazz District, discusses his work as an accomplished poet and spoken word artist, sharing passages from his recently published City of Song. The poetry collection celebrates the KC jazz tradition and the African-American experience, and North will reflect on what it means to be a black poet in the current cultural milieu.
A Kansas City Poet Hopes The Next Normal Isn't Anything Like The Old Normal In Terms Of Equality
Considering the times, here is a thought you may find interesting. Blaise Pascal, a noted physicist, mathematician, and theologian once said, “All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” So, sitting alone in my one-bedroom apartment, as I think about venturing out after weeks of self-isolation, breathing stale air, and having only the reflection of myself in the mirror to keep me company, I begin awkwardly stumbling down Memory Lane.
A Kansas City Poet Hopes The Next Normal Isn't Anything Like The Old Normal In Terms Of Equality
Published May 11, 2020 at 3:00 AM CDT Laura Ziegler / KCUR 89.3 Glenn North is the director of the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Considering the times, here is a thought you may find interesting.
Sike Style; Arts Residency Program On Troost; Marcus Lewis
Writer and artist José Faus isn't religious, but when he's looking for comfort, he says the Virgin Mary. "It is, in a way, a nod to the things I've lost." He came to Kansas City from Bogotá, Colombia, when he was just nine years old, not fully understanding he was leaving forever. "I remember feeling so discombobulated. I really thought, Well, when are we going back home? And it just never came."
Glenn North: How to Mourn a Brown Boy, a poem
Prepare while he is still alive. Know that from the moment your belly swelled with him he was in the crosshairs.Tell the boy to pull up his pants to walk with purpose, pursue greatnessbut know that it won’t protect him.After expending your maternal energyrealize there is a competing trilogy of blood, bone, and bullet.
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