A tribute to poet Adrienne Rich. With thanks to Brooke Campbell, for the use of her music. To my daughters, for their Powerpoint and iMovie help. And to the people on Twitter, who didn’t tweet for fame, but for love…
@SGardinier, @dregyst, @_Midtowngirl, @Lizzie_Shines, @bcook1132, @allisondipity, @emilymeier1, @saralueth, @upthestaircase, @izhie_kifauziah, @CoraHenderson, @Zeepix, @cretzlaff, @katewarren, @citylightsnc, @JessiProbus, @MarkHarrisNYC, @MarthaPlimpton, @lawrenceschimel, @randomhouse, @PoetryFound, @poetshouse, @BestAmPo, @lemead, @nprbooks, @CristDomingo, @denizkuypers, @poetrySantaCruz
Post by L.L. Barkat, author of Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing
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L.L. Barkat
L.L. Barkat is the Managing Editor of Tweetspeak Poetry and the author of six books for grown-ups and four for children, including the popular Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing. She has also served as a writer for The Huffington Post blog and is a freelance writer for Edutopia. Her poetry has appeared on NPR and at VQR and The Best American Poetry. Connect with her on LinkedIn.
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Charity Singleton says
I was very touched by this video, Laura. I heard about Adrienne Rich’s death on NPR, and their tribute really introduced me to this complex, creative woman.
(and this music by Brooke Campbell is wonderful!)
L. L. Barkat says
Thanks, Charity. 🙂
Yes, culling through the tweets was an interesting experience. Some of them were quite harsh, actually—which speaks of the complexity. Yet there’s a beauty that’s hard to deny.
I got shivers at the end of the video when the words about “hands of a daughter” were followed up by that picture of Adrienne with the outstretched hand.
And Brooke? Someday you must see her live. Absolutely amazing vocalist who is just as good (maybe even better) in person as in recordings. 🙂