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GIFT SHOPTHE BRIDGE OF SILVER WINGS
FROM THE INTRODUCTION: “The truth is we do not always know how we go from falling off the edge of one cliff to running with determination beside the ledge of another. The Bridge of Silver Wings…is what saves a given soul when that soul no longer has any idea how to save itself.” ELEMENTAL, THE POWER OF ILLUMINATED LOVE
ELEMENTAL, THE POWER OF ILLUMINATED LOVE, by celebrated artist Luther E. Vann and author-poet Aberjhani is a book that has been almost two decades in the making. It presents readers with what may be described as two public journals in a single book, one of which is written in the visual language of Luther E. Vann, whom writers have sometimes described as "a poet whose language is painting." The second journal is the one Aberjhani shares through his poetry and creative nonfiction exploring the life and work of Vann. When combined, critics have noted, the two tend to fit together like puzzle pieces.  Original cover art for CHRISTMAS WHEN MUSIC ALMOST KILLED THE WORLD by Luther E. Vann. CHRISTMAS WHEN MUSIC ALMOST KILLED THE WORLD
"Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World" combines popular music culture, science fiction fantasy, and horror to create a uniquely engaging metaphysical epic. The story takes us inside the world of Danny Blue, a young man struggling to make peace with the death of his girlfriend, a gifted artist named Valerie Hyerman whose passing sparks the creation of a controversial spiritual movement. Was her death suicide, murder, or something completely different from either? The stunning truth unfolds in Froggtown, a college community where many people are said to have “died dirty” and wander the streets in search of release from a spiritual limbo. Such a town seems an unlikely place for a superstar musician like Jimmy Redfyre to kick off his tour on Christmas Eve, or for his main rival Ruzahn to keep popping up in Danny Blue’s life. Moreover, how is it that both singers seem to have released songs about his life? Equally bizarre are the strange changes that Danny Blue himself begins to experience and that appear to be causing him to evolve from an ordinary human to something not so ordinary at all. Written with the visionary intensity of Franz Kafka, the mystical poetics of Khalil Gibran, and the psychological complexity of Philip K. Dick, Christmas When Music Almost Killed the World is a one-of-a-kind work of extraordinary modern fiction. A Creative Thinkers International/Black Skylark Singing Book ISBNs 0966235673 and 9780966235678 THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE WAY DOWN SOUTH
Discussions on the Great Northern Migration of African Americans out of the South during the first half of the Twentieth Century often focus on what the millions of migrants escaped, or left behind. The new HARLEM RENAISSANCE WAY DOWN SOUTH, available exclusively as an Amazon Short on Amazon.com, takes a look at what they took with them to help insure the extraordinary success of the Harlem Renaissance––a movement which today still drives artistic creations, political movements, and social philosophies. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
Winner of the coveted Choice Academic Title Award, and recognized as the MBWC Best History Book of 2005, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE takes us inside the captivating genius that gave the world jazz and all night partying while simultaneously laying the groundwork for the triumphant Civil Rights Movement. I MADE MY BOY OUT OF POETRY
“A MASTER GRIOT: Aberjhani is truly a most gifted wordsmith and master griot. I MADE MY BOY OUT OF POETRY is a marvelous collection of stories and poetry sure to lift your spirits and touch those special places within your soul... a must read.” --Angela Kinamore, former poetry editor, ESSENCE Magazine  The Goddess and the Skylark, Dancing Through the Word Labyrinth
Presented by Mark "Rahkyt" Rockeymoore and featuring Nordette Adams and Aberjhani, THE GODDESS AND THE SKYLARK, DANCING THROUGH THE WORD LABYRINTH, contains some 17 musically charged works. Interspersed throughout are excerpts from an interview with the artists conducted on PowerTalk-FM Internet Radio. Available in CD and download formats. TRACKS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: Tracks 1 & 14 And Then The Rain God Screamed for Love; Track 2 Poets Everywhere and Always; Track 3 Arrogance, Thy Name is Poet; Track 4 "DarkMagusMiles Ahead #7"; Track 5 Time Travel at Newark International Airport; Track 6 I Made My Boy Out of Poetry; Track 7 One Too Many Times; Track 8 Dead River Blues for Langston; Track 9 Between the Gold Moon's Winking; Track 10 Shadow Candy; Track 11 Schizophrenic Love Fugue; Track 12 Sunrise Elegy; Track 13 Twilight of Kisses; Track 14 And then the Rain God Screamed for Love; Track 15 I Can Only Speak of Me; Track 16 An Angel for New Orleans; Track 17 Crescent City Blues in K.   Book signing at Carnegie Branch Library in Savannah. (Photo of Aberjhani courtesy of Mark Darby) Queries regarding book signings, lectures, or spoken word performances may be sent to the author at: P.O. Box 5493, Savannah, GA 31414. THE WISDOM OF W.E.B. DU BOIS
Here is Du Bois at his brilliant best on such subjects as the dynamics of creativity, the healing joy of love, the prophetic vision of democracy, the spiritual perils of war, and much more. These pages throb with uncompromising faith in the truth and beauty of the human spirit. VISIONS OF A SKYLARK DRESSED IN BLACK
“The woman or man who is a poet, or fiction writer, or playwright, or all of these, is engaged constantly in a jazz ballet of vocabularies, passions, genders, histories, perspectives, death, love, and life. The music of revelation announces itself to the reader in somber brooding tones or in melodies light as air and one is invited to dance with the most captivating of partners: poetry. VISIONS OF A SKYLARK DRESSED IN BLACK is therefore presented as a freely styled dance with readers. It is a dance that rocks to the jubilations, blues, testimonies, nightmares, heartbeats and loveshouts of one creative consciousness spinning and hovering to the music of its own extraordinary flight between dimensions of fantastic being.” --From the Introduction LITERARY SAVANNAH (edited by Patrick Allen)
"Many have written about Savannah, but few have captured the true spirit of southern grace most often associated with her history as well as the mysteries and humor that await behind the walled gardens and gated homes. Whether born there or simply passing through, Savannah is a town that has inspired writers for centuries and, at last, in LITERARY SAVANNAH the city's story is told." --Patrick Allen, editor |
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