by suzyrowland | Feb 3, 2018
You’ve heard the one about the woman who ate a dictionary for breakfast? No, it’s not rude, it’s all about the love of words and the sounds of words. Honestly. I taught myself rudimentary Italian, with a bit of help from Google translate, so when I...
by suzyrowland | Jan 28, 2018
I love this campaign – everything about it makes my heart soar. Dance, emancipation, empowerment, gracefulness, photography, and the soundtrack by Pherrall Williams. I love dance, as a human expression. Of particular resonance is the way that she is helping to...
by suzyrowland | Jan 17, 2018
I have described, in a previous blog post, the influence of Maya’s personality and poetry on my life and development as a young black woman growing up. If you missed it, you can read that post...
by suzyrowland | Jan 17, 2018
‘Describe impact of her words?/her work to my life../feelings of her readings!/lumps of unspoken words swelling my throat/her words articulated delivered/pricked my mind’s unformed ideas/shook establishment from complacent chairs/held steady eyes of...
by suzyrowland | Jan 14, 2018
When my daughter turned 25, it got me thinking about all of the stages of motherhood and how it changes you. It’s one of those ‘milestone’ birthdays and I found myself reminiscing about what I was doing at 25 and how I felt about life, as well as...
