Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Gale Jackson & The A-Line - a journal of progressive thought

It is with great joy that I present to you poet Gale P. Jackson whose work, "for Meena by the sea" is featured in the recent double-issue of the journal, "The A-line Arts in the 21st Century." https://alinejournal.com/

It is an honor to have my piece "Zabeth" (below) featured alongside such a gifted and accomplished poet.  I invite you to take a read: https://alinejournal.com/convergence/for-meena-by-the-sea/
Artist: Sheila Anozier
Acrylic on canvas

By the way, Gale Jackson is a poet, storyteller, writer and teaching artist. She is author of the books Suite for Mozambique (IKON Press, 2006), MeDea (Glad Day, 2001),  Bridge Suite: Narrative Poems (Storm Imprints, 1998), Khoisan Tale of Beginnings & Ends (Storm Imprints, 1998), and We Stand Our Ground (IKON Press, 1988), a collaborative work with Kimiko Hahn and Susan Sherman. She also co-edited The Art Against Apartheid Anthology. Her work appears in numerous anthologies and publications, including Callalou, African American Review, Artist and Influence, and Essence. She has received a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship for her work in griot traditions, worked for many years in university, public and community education, and as a lecturer, performer, researcher and librarian.

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