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| Kalamu ya Salaam poet/writer, playwright, music producer, teacher, performance artist, chronicler of our times ... one man, many genres. "A lot of us grow up thinking it's all about us, so we grow up thinking the world wants to hear what we have to say. People don't know how to observe, how to be quiet and listen." |
| Terrence Spivey playwright, actor, director "In the plays I write, basically, the town itself is a character. There are times I go home now and the trees want to talk, the rivers wants to talk to you." |
| Regie Gibson poet/performance artist "There is an archetypal woman whom we all have at the center our being ... Woman is my muse. Women have been playing a role in every cycle of my life." |
| Keith + Mendi Obadike sound artists, poets/writers, producers |
| Monk-ease Profiles Talks with contemporary literati. We are in our literary renaissance, recording it as we go. Come see what the world's greatest literary creators and thinkers have to say about our times and our art. |
| Recommend artists for Monk-ease Profiles. |
| Launching soon on MonkeyBREAD! |
| Dasha Kelly (poet, fiction writer, journalist, publicist, spoken word artist, literary entrepreneur) "Like cooked greens on a buffet, drama is a staple of life.Every day living will twist bitter turnips, tangy mustards and rich, robust collards into a familiar swirl of flavors - and lessons." - from the new CD "Mixed Greens: Anthems for Grown Folks" |