by jkylegregory | Dec 5, 2025 | Articles, Craig, Poetry
A Poem for living: The Layers by Stanley Kunitz The thoughtful facilitator of our poetry group recently introduced us to Stanley Kunitz. I was grateful for his choice and the opportunity to meet such a profound poet. Our experience with the poet was enhanced by...
by jkylegregory | Aug 27, 2024 | Articles, Books, Craig, Mary
Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden by Camille T. Dungy We were waiting for our flight out to California and having a few minutes free, I decided to check the offerings at the airport bookstore. Often, a few new popular reads are tucked in between the usual...
by jkylegregory | May 28, 2024 | Articles, Craig, Visual Arts
From Dali’s World to Mine Recently I had the opportunity with my wonderful sister to experience an immersive art presentation featuring the artist, Salvador Dalí. I know, for purists, this form of art is looked down on, but I can’t help returning to such events...
by jkylegregory | Jan 29, 2024 | Articles, Books, Craig
2023 Nobel Prize Winner Jon Fosse’s “A Shining” A man bored with life decides to act. Inspired, he gets in his car and drives, turning right at the first intersection and then left at the following intersection and then right at the next corner and so on....
by jkylegregory | Sep 10, 2022 | Articles, Craig, Visual Arts
When Things Fall Apart Recently, we visited an art exhibition by our neighborhood friend, Brad Bell, who is a painter by profession and a creative by vocation. The exhibition entitled “When Things Fall Apart” consisted of a series of painted terra cotta parts in many...
by jkylegregory | Aug 2, 2022 | Articles, Craig, Life
A visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture A recent visit to Washington D.C with some friends proved to be a powerful architectural moment for me, an experience that penetrated my soul. I was a first-time visitor to The National Museum of...
