Tag: Sunni Patterson

All the Richness There Is

Post author By chelseykimberly
Post date February 23, 2023
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How Luisah Teish and Sunni Patterson’s words evoke and honor ancient Yoruba culture.

Tags Black History Month, Chelsey Shannon, Luisah Teish, mythology, spirituality, Sunni Patterson, West Africa, Women's History Month

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In the Hands of a Poet-Priestess: Thank you, Sunni Patterson

Post author By chelseykimberly
Post date December 1, 2022
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“Blackness was rippling across the auditorium, turning the air—and I felt it then, Sunni’s voice igniting the star-white text with a vitality that began but would not end in that room.”

Tags Chelsey Shannon, poetry, Sunni Patterson, we know this place

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When Poetry Comes to Life

Post author By theuniversityofneworleanspress
Post date April 7, 2022
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Honoring three I AM NEW ORLEANS poets, along with the inciting work of Marcus B. Christian, to kick off National Poetry Month

Tags appreciation, collection, Dorothy Nguyen, I Am New Orleans, kalamu ya salaam, Kristina Kay Robinson, Marian Moore, Media, National Poetry Month, New Orleans, poetry, Sunni Patterson, video