Last weekend I spent time on Howard’s campus workshopping poetry and learning from Jericho Brown. Along with the poetry workshop, fiction and nonfiction writers were also there to work on their craft for a weekend organized by the Hurston/Wright Foundation. In one of his lectures, Jericho talked about identity, more specifically, identifying as a poet … Continue reading
I finished the last Moleskine notebook I had a long while ago. Hadn’t considered getting another to replace it until I was at Best Buy and saw a two pack near the checkout area. I looked at how much it cost. And then I remembered why, I didn’t purchase another. The way my coins are … Continue reading
Okay, so that emoji is probably an orange, but in my case it’s a tangerine. I participated in an online writing workshop with Winter Tangerine in August and haven’t written about the experience on my blog. Partially because it’s not library related, but really I just haven’t made time for it. It was a three … Continue reading
It seems like a lot of patrons have been asking for resume assistance at the information desk lately. We generally have books on how to construct a quality resume, but I get the distinct feeling that what patrons would like is someone who can compile the information for them and type it up. I know some … Continue reading
high•ly tex•tured writ•er: A person whose work is to write books, poems, or stories and has curly or kinky hair. Welcome Kyle Dargan to Librarian Dreams. 1. What is your signature hairstyle and how do you achieve it? Well, and this relates to my writing a bit, I tend to only cut my hair when a … Continue reading
high•ly tex•tured writ•er: A person whose work is to write books, poems, or stories and has curly or kinky hair. Welcome Ashley C. Ford to Librarian Dreams. 1. What is your signature hairstyle and how do you achieve it? My signature hairstyle is a small-medium afro with a headband. Honestly, I love it because it’s so … Continue reading
I finished that paper for INST 612. I had no joy for that paper. The only redeeming quality of writing that paper – perhaps there are more that I am unaware of – was that I learned a little bit more about Toni Morrison in the process. Morrison wrote on behalf of Alice Randall’s book … Continue reading
