Monday, December 7, 2009

I am enjoying Dew Breaker a great deal, it may actually be my favorite of the selections we have read in class. I agree with everyone else when they say that it keeps you interested with each chapter being a different story narrated by a different person. I am not completely finished with the book, but do look forward to completing it and tying all the stories together. When i got the professors email last night about the author Miguel Algarin performing here on Friday i made a mental note to try and catch it. His poem "Latero Story" was another piece we read this semester that i liked very much. If anyone in the class is particularly interested in poetry, especially poems that are recited with great passion, i suggest looking up a poem titled"Dream Warrior" written and recited by New Orleans Reverend Goat Carson. Its a very moving piece about the tragedy that took place when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. I had the great pleasure of meeting the Reverend when i was down in New Orleans this October and was blessed enough for him to actually conduct my wedding ceremony and marry my husband and I. You can find the piece on you tube. Hope you guys enjoy it.

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