Tag: creativity

  • Miesiąc Historii Kobiet: Olga Boznańska – wspomnienie Nadziei Druckiej. Geniusz i bieda

    Miesiąc Historii Kobiet: Olga Boznańska – wspomnienie Nadziei Druckiej. Geniusz i bieda

    “Gdy w latach dwudziestych po raz pierwszy pojechałam do Paryża (…) z prawdziwym entuzjazmem przyjęłam propozycję mojej bratowej, rzeźbiarki, by odwiedzić znakomitą malarkę, niezwykle wówczas modną, Olgę Boznańską. Zdumiona byłam, że mieszka właściwie na strychu, obszarnym zresztą, który służył jej zarazem za pracownię. Wyglądała zgoła niesamowicie. Ubrana w jakąś suknie sprzed pięćdziesięciu lat, jeden rękaw…

  • Directions: Past and present. Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima

    Directions: Past and present. Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima

    “Ay, every generation, every man is a part of his past. He cannot escape it, but he may reform the old materials, make something new.” Rudolfo Anaya “Bless Me, Ultima”

  • Directions: Time. Eternity. Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima

    Directions: Time. Eternity. Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima

    “Time forever. Millions of worlds are born, evolve, and pass away into nebulous, unmeasured skies; and there is still eternity. Time always.” Rudolfo Anaya “Bless Me, Ultima.”

  • Directions: Spirituality. Unity. Belonging. Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima

    Directions: Spirituality. Unity. Belonging. Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima

    “I had been afraid of the awful presence of the river, which was the soul of the river, but through her [Ultima] I learned that my spirit shared in the spirit of all things.” Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima

  • A Lesson of a Desert

    A Lesson of a Desert

    There is a church on the outskirts of the desert. I went there once, led by the unknown. I passed a checkpoint and entered the gates. I walked to a fountain in a courtyard, washed my hands, and touched my forehead and my lips with water drawn with a rusted mug. I left my shoes…

  • Directions: Sympathy. Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima

    Directions: Sympathy. Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima

    How do we build sympathy for people who think differently than us, whose values are different from ours? What are your ways of doing it? On my side, I can tell that my profession taught me – and I learned – to feel empathy and sympathy for people who differ very much from me in…

  • Directions: Good and evil. Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima

    Directions: Good and evil. Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima

    “It is because good is always stronger than evil. Always remember that, Antonio. The smallest bit of good can stand against all the powers of evil in the world and it will emerge triumphant.” Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima

  • Celebrating Black American Creativity in Black History Month

    Celebrating Black American Creativity in Black History Month

    If you don’t know, one of James’s great – probably the greatest – love in theater is Shakespeare. The second to that Genius of Stratford, or perhaps even equal to him, is Lorraine Hansberry – an African-American author. If you have ever gone with James to see a Shakespeare play, especially “Hamlet” or “Romeo and…

  • Celebrating Black American Creativity in Black History Month

    Celebrating Black American Creativity in Black History Month

    It has already been a year! Time flies– Last year around this time Numa celebrated Black History Month through Q&A with our Vice-President, James Wesley Williams! James shared with us some stories from his life in music and in theater, so far. He talked about his work and encounters with the Scott Brothers, James Brown,…

  • Rzeka

    “Było już ciemno, kiedy się obudziłam. Zrzuciłam suknie, a moje ciało lśniło w świetle księżyca i ogniska, przy którym spali Johann i Magdalena. Naga, zawołałam Magdalenę. Przyszła, dotknęła mego policzka i piersi i okadziła mnie kiściami szałwii i piołunu. Weszłam do rzeki i położyłam się na plecach. Nurt uniósł mnie ze sobą. […] Modliłam się,…