After completing my novel about slavery, The Buried Chameleon, which I have finally submitted to publishers, I find myself revisiting the topic again and again in my poetry. Incidentally, the title is based on the practice of the ancient Khoi people who buried a chameleon during drought to bring rain. My research led me into … Continue reading Re: Writing Poetry about Slavery
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The Power of Story II
Recently I attended the Global Anti-apartheid Conference for Palestine (10-12 May) in Johannesburg, South Africa, as part of a delegation from our local writers association. There was a workshop dedicated to the topic “changing the narrative”, a subject deemed necessary because negative stories were circulating about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, for example, that the Palestinians were … Continue reading The Power of Story II
Cornelia Smith Fick 