Cave Canem is a nonprofit organization committed to cultivating the artistic and professional growth of Black poets.
Founded in 1996 by Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady, Cave Canem cultivates Black poets across the diaspora to enrich the field by facilitating a nurturing space to learn, experiment, create, and present. Cave Canem develops thoughtful audiences for Black voices that have worked and are working in the craft of poetry.
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Interesting.
Interesting.
"and our pens will casts shadows by your moon" -- Does anyone know what poem that comes from?
Awesome. Toi Derricotte is a bridge that many have crossed.
I aspire to be a part of this organization one day
"The onslaught of snot" -- tell 'em Ross!
“we all came in free-versers-know what I mean?” love it! What a beautiful wise conversation
A treasure to have this here. Thank you ❣️
Poetry saves lives, saved mine.
I love their humor and the good good good beautiful energy
The way African Americans carry on black identiy is really fantastic
Thank you
Thank you for making space for us.
Our pleasure! We exist to cultivate the artistic and professional growth of Black poets.
This is still my heart
This video moves me to tears idk why or what, but these words are extremely powerful, thank you.
More timely than ever in 2020
It is shocking that there are only 303 likes for this interview! Wise and wondrous women xx
SO GRATEFUL for Lucille Clifton's children's books!!! So important for my kids... FOR ME... as a white mom of kids of color...
For anyone…
Lucille Clifton and Sonia Sanchez should have a star on the Walk Of Fame
They should have been more famous than they were.
Sonia Sanchez
That was beautiful! Thank you for posting these two queens. The way they wove those words together was truly moving and music to my ears.!!! Thanks #girltrek for leading me here
I had her books but never saw her in person.
Simply beautiful...
My, my goodness. What artistry.
Thank you #GirlTrek for leading me to this Ah-mazingness! 🙌🏾❤️
My favorite poem of hers is Lorena..
love these queens! found this video from girltrek
Me too ❤
Wow, thanks #girltrek for this...
Watching this was food for my soul. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, thank you for sharing this. Sad to say, but I have never heard of these two amazing women/queens.
Better late than never...😀
Thank God for the poet. These two poets, queens.
Thank you for sharing this dialogue between two Queens.
Two giants in one house can only be 🔥 🔥 🔥
Glory! Thank you. I just can’t believe we can just type someone’s name into a search box and then spend an evening right there! LIke Ray Bradbury’s Happiness Machine In Dandelion Wine. Thank you!
I love Toi and Cornelius's work. They are both amazing poets.
Amazing.
uberdriver & scratch-poet @rashaunps wuz here: mfa candidate 2019 @usfmfaw (silicon valley-sf, ca) 1 8 0 3 2 9
Absolutely wonderful. Thank you
Chuck D shared a lot of amazing stuff. Sonia Sanchez is my sheroe and so is Nikki Giovanni! They are two amazing woman Poets. I am a Poet, a Memoir Writer and a Creative Writer.
Wow. I'd love to take that Unpopular History class.
So would I.
Me too.
Dope!
Oh these two women are amazing to me! Congrats to Tina Chang on Brooklyn Poet Laureate-ship a few years ago. That's awesome! I got into two Cave Canem poetry workshops and I even wrote a letter in support of Cave Canem in 2015.
I loved this reading. sooo good
"shadows of lightning" - how aesthetic...
Bravo!
Yes! My role model! She looks about 20 in this clip.
. . . a master of fine arts and poetry . . .
Thank you, this has been added to a playlist...
good stuff
Thanks for making me crack a smile and enjoy myself for the first time in my unusually crazy day!
beautiful poems especially the second one you read. Love it.