James Baldwin-Going To Meet The Man

WOW....What a story! I didn't care for this story, it made me angry. I thought to myself, why are we reading a story like this. I was speechless....

Edgar Allen Poe

I recall reading poems about Edgar Allen Poe in middle school. He was best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.

A Streetcar Named Desire

I enjoyed reading "A Streetcar Named Desire". I will definately have to rent and watch the movie. The only part I didn't like about it is when Stanley raped Blanche, his sister-in-law. Then they had her commited from her nervous breakdown.

Zora Neale Hurston Quote

I did not just fall in love. I made a parachute jump.
(Zora Neale Hurston 1891-1960), African-American novelist, short story writer, folklorist, playwright and anthropologist.

Pronto Call

Our Pronto call only had 3 participants on April 7th, but I still enjoyed our conversation. I think I might have told the whole story of Babylon Revisited. I really enjoyed that story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

The Man Who Was Almost a Man-Richard Wright

I enjoyed reading this story. I had no idea that the author was an African American. Richard Wright was the first major African American novelist to make his mark in the twentieth century, achieving both commercial and critical success. His success paved the way for other black writers to flourish, including Ralph Ellison and James Baldwin. His realistic portrayal of black Americans’ lives injected an otherwise overlooked and silenced viewpoint into the nation’s social and literary consciousness.

My brother's 50th borthday party

This past Saturday, we celebrated my older brother's 50th birthday party. There was close to 200 people in attendance, including relatives from my hometown of Milwaukee,WI. We had a blast, and people are still talking about the party. My sister-in-law did a great job.

Poetry Pod

I love poetry and I am really enjoying the poetry pod. I'm glad Langston Hughes was added in this Pod. Never heard of Gwendolyn Brooks, but out of all her poems I have read, I really like her poem, The Mother. This poem in my opinion, really makes you look at the effects when you have an abortion.

Zora Neale Hurston Quote

Sometimes, I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can any deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It's beyond me.

 

Zora Neale Hurston

Pronto Call

I really enjoyed our Pronto discussion on the Women and the Blog list tonight. I've enjoyed reading the Women, more than I did the Men. The Women seemed more realistic, than the Men.

Zora Neale Hurston

I am really enjoying the American Literature class, I didn't get a chance to take American Literature in High School. I was an average student and did what was required of me. I had heard of Zora Neale Hurston, but had not read any of her stories until this class and I've enjoyed reading them. She was an American folklorist, anthropologist, and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance. Of Hurston's four novels and more than 50 published short stories, plays, and essays, she is best known for her 1937 novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God."  I read the story in our book, "How It Feels to Be Colored Me."

How many of you have heard of Zora Neale Hurston, and what do you know about her? Have you read any of her stories, if so, which ones? If you have read, "How It Feels to Be Colored Me," what did you think about the story?