Thank you, James DePreist for this poem. It helps me see myself. My comments follow the poem. Read the rest of this entry »
One of my blogging friends* inspired me to give this a try. The negative twist is mine, not hers. And the facts are about me. At first I tried to come up with five facts absolutely no one would know about. But it was Read the rest of this entry »
I’m looking at This Precipice Garden, a slim volume of 42 poems written by James DePreist. One of my friends gave it to me in 1988. I’d never heard of DePreist.
James DePreist was African-American. Born in Philadelphia on November 21, 1936. Nephew of Marian Anderson, also a Philadelphian and role model for young black musicians. When he died in 2013 he was 76 years old.
DePreist’s life was shaped by two realities: Read the rest of this entry »
Telling the Truth 