CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD

"Technology has become as ubiquitous as the air we breathe, so we are no longer conscious of its pressure. So (in 'Koyaanisqatsi'), we...

“The utopia of the technological order is virtual immortality, hitherto only ascribed to the gods, to the divinity. Now, we have a new...

"Non-Violence" is a bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reutersward. There are many copies around the world: this one is in...

The author, at far left, in Listowel with fellow writers, poets, playwrights and storytellers - This piece was originally published in...

Author Gloria Naylor (1950-2016) in 2007 (Photo by David Shankbone) (This piece was originally published in the Los Angeles Times in...

“I want to have a baby,” Emma said. “Hope I haven’t shocked you. Is it shocking that carefree, fun-loving, happy-go-lucky Emma wants a...

This year, I arrived too late for the candle-lit evening procession of saints’ statues from the church. However, on Sunday morning, I...

AMALIA RODRIGUES Ha Festa na Mouraria There’s a Festival in Mouraria (A. Amargo/A. Duarte) ...

He wrote the screenplay for “Paris, Texas,“ directed by Wim Wenders. I watched it again tonight. Brilliant writing! #SamShepard

Of all the proofreaders, Emma knew who she was and was happy to be herself. “All right, then,” Angelica said, playing with her hair,...

Author Cristina Garcia at a 2011 symposium on Writing Dangerously in Immigrant America at the Lannan Center of Georgetown University in...

“What else do you do for relaxation, Angelica?” “I listen to Tom Jones.” “You’re kidding me! My grandmother loved him.” “Your grandmother...

“Orange Is the New Black” disturbed me. I am not referring to the content, the writing or the acting in the television series. I am...

Listen to the first movement of Mendelsohn's "Italian Symphony", which influenced Angelica Morgan's "Los Angeles Symphony" in TUNE IN,...

Nikki Giovanni in 2008 speaking at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia (Photo by Brett Weinstein-Flickr) The article below first...

Listen to the opening aria from the opera, “Porgy and Bess” by George Gershwin, who was an influence of composer Angelica Morgan in Turn...

Publicity shot of Flo Kennedy (1916-2000) This article first appeared on February 5, 1981 in the Virginian-Pilot newspaper where I was a...

Listen to the warblers, one of composer Angelica Morgan's influences, while reading more about Angelica in TURN ON, TUNE OUT: “I’ve...

Legendary singer-songwriter Billie Holiday and other jazz greats jammed at the Plaza Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia when it was the place for...

Listen to Lou Harrison, one of the influences of Angelica, the avant-garde composer in TURN ON, TUNE OUT while reading an exclusive...