Will you be in a wake and a growing swell of diversity equity and inclusion flowing here within the KC Metro and maybe outward? If that flowery-ish contains a kind of a lilt to/for you, I've got a Project under consideration & 'in the works'.
A chapbook, 'human in the FACE of the unkind & unjust', is being/been produced as a proto-type for getting the bugs out while becoming a template/concept format; my being my own guinea pig & as slam poets know so well, 'sacrifice' offering into the judgement/s ether. This is both a visual Artwork depiction combined thematically w/a poem in basic duo, face to face. Rather like I like things to be, 1-on-1 human heart to human heart in back-forth cooperative discussion dialogue dialectic -- only here in/on chapbook pages.
The Artwork depictions contained here, as well as the grist for the writing of poems all came from being the ally right next alongside in/on streets Activism up/down East Coast for decades. Simply made & inspired by the actual people/s whose situations & suffering/s in The Struggle for Equal Human Rights & Social Justice became these so varied illustrations. Those very real peeps deserve the dignity & integrity of having these their faces/circumstances SEEN for a broad AWAREness of how human/s hurt & harm other human/s when core of species EQUALITY is violated -- not honored & respected in daily behaviors of humane living. In families in communities in schools local municipal up the levels complete to areas regions states countries Worldwide societal participations of all this species human. Respectful cooperative coexistence lost & easily diverted into 'competitions' often unnoticed as such & constructed by few/s to gain control treasure benefit UPmanSHIPs for selfish intent/s. Or a simple 'step on a neighbor toe' while in just own attention on whatever else in busy happens.
This digression is simply the behind my scenes be transparent from whence I both start & end. My humane heart. In empathy for stings from human on human denial/s & great YAYS support for where/when 1 an each human can/does have the opportunity to do itself 'my thing' innate & unique unto that 1-to->>infinity human self, intrinsic equal born of the species. Which is where YOU come in if a natural creator of either visual or written/poetic pieces. Equal opportunity to collaborate a piece thematically twinsy w/an already produced work from the decades collection I have to hand. A work face-to-work face togetherness. In/on chapbook pages.
Project practical: you become by dint of your piece a collaborator in a chapbook of maybe dozen-dozen ½ duos. My dime to be used for production of x# copies. Each collaborator gets x# for own use (sell give whatever choice) as well the copyright for &, if mine a visual, that very original upon my death (coming soon/76, grin) to use if/however collaborator wish. If there are reprintings any profits are to be divided between the people collaborating w/me etc. I GIVE the dignity to the people & situations depicted their 'day in the sun' of be seen w/an awareness of acknowledgement as well as any USE for your a collaborator, benefit. You are also 'in print' for any career resume purpose etc. & you retain any/all of the copyrights etc. legalese of your own works & GET mine additionally at my death. Both. All #'s to be determined as Project unfolds.
Everything in the chapbook referenced above is available seeking their match/partner as well as anything that is also contained in the 'photos' section on my Facebook Page. This site is 'under construction' & photos of more images being cataloged, growing. As well as, hopefully will likewise then be diminishing, also, grin.
There is a contact form here & I can be reached for any questions at all, re: this Project or anything else:
Don't stay or be a stranger to me. Let's do this together.
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