Furious Flower Poetry Center Overview Part 2
Continues where part 1 left off, further discussion of the Furious Flower Poetry Center with several individuals brought up to speak about recent events
Sonia Sanchez Interview, 9/25/2004
Joanne V. Gabbin interviews Sonia Sanchez, camera stays on Sanchez
Furious Flower 1: Seers
00:12 Introduction begins, Joanne V. Gabbin narrates; 01:25 Rita Dove speaks and reads "Augusta the Winged Man and Rasha the Black Dove"; 06:45 Dove reads "Parsley"; 10:40 Dove reads "The Island Women of Paris"; 12:55 "After Reading 'Mickey In The N...
Books 9/30/1994
Footage of posters, books, and various other artifacts at the conference
Furious Flower 1: Elders
00:12 Introduction begins, Joanne V Gabbin narrates; 01:35 Jerry Washington Ward interviews Samuel W. Allen; 09:30 Allen reads "The Apple Trees in Sussex"; 15:35 Allen reads "Harriet Tubman"; 25:08 Allen reads "Law & Order: The Immigrant"; 28:55 Val...
"Amen Corner" by James Baldwin, Second Performance
03:21 Joanne V. Gabbin speaks and introduces play; 05:40 performance begins
The Weight of Heaven
00:00 Joanne V. Gabbin introduces Edward Scott; 04:05 Scott begins his lecture entitled "The Weight of Heaven"; 48:26 Lecture concludes, transition to Q&A/Discussion for remainder
African American Poetry and the Vernacular Matrix Part 2, 9/29/1994
00:00 Video begins in the middle of Eleanor W. Traylor speaking; 04:40 Alvin Aubert introduces Sherley Anne Williams; 04:52 Williams begins speaking; Remainder of video is duplicate of FF0031 ending after the panel discusses Monifa Love's question
Sanchez & Clifton Discussion
Sonia Sanchez and Lucille Clifton engage in a dialogue on stage, then open the floor to the audience
Finale Part 2, 10/1/1994
00:00 video opens during a performance by the JMU Contemporary Gospel Singers; 14:34 Byron Bullock introduces Val Gray Ward; 18:05 Ward takes stage, speaks and sings, video cuts off while she's speaking