Ezra
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Charles Ezra F...
United States
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Charles Ezra F...
United States
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ezra
313 creative works found
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This is an historic home in Duxbury MA
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Jazz
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MLK Speech Excerpt: “Where Do We Go From Here?” Annual Report Delivered at the 11th Convention of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference / 16 August 1967, Atlanta, Georgia And I must confess, my friends (Yes sir), that the road ahead will not always be smooth. (Yes) There will still be rocky places of frustration (Yes) and meandering points of bewilderment. There will be inevitable setbacks here and there. (Yes) And there will be those moments when the buoyancy of hope will be transformed into the fatigue of despair. (Well) Our dreams will sometimes be shattered and our ethereal hopes blasted. (Yes) We may again, with tear-drenched eyes, have to stand before the bier of some courageous civil rights worker whose life will be snuffed out by the dastardly acts of bloodthirsty mobs. (Well) But difficult and painful as it is (Well), we must walk on in the days ahead with an audacious faith in the future. (Well) And as we continue our charted course, we may gain consolation from the words so nobly left by that great black bard, who was also a great freedom fighter of yesterday, James Weldon Johnson (Yes): .... Let us realize that the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. Let us realize that William Cullen Bryant is right: “Truth, crushed to earth, will rise again.” Let us go out realizing that the Bible is right: “Be not deceived. God is not mocked. (Oh yeah) Whatsoever a man soweth (Yes), that (Yes) shall he also reap.” This is our hope for the future, and with this faith we will be able to sing in some not too distant tomorrow, with a cosmic past tense, “We have overcome! (Yes) We have overcome! Deep in my heart, I did believe (Yes) we would overcome.” [applause] http://stanford.edu/group/King/publications/speeches/Where_do_we_go_from_here.html 18×24 Graphite Pencil on Off-white Stratmore Archival Paper
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Stephen (Steve) Biko, the founder of the Black Consciousness Movement, was born December 18,1946 in King William’s Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa and reborn on September 12, 1977. “I Write What I Like” by Biko and Denzel Washington’s portrayal of Biko in “Cry Freedom” (DVD, 1987) are highly recommended. My life has been enriched through the study of this great prophetic African voice of humanity. We have not forgotten his great courage and sacrifice. This portrait is offered as a token of my love and appreciation for the magnificent spirit named Stephen Biko. Quotes: I think what we need in our society is the power by us blacks to innovate. We have got the very system from which we can expand, from which we can innovate, to say: this is what we believe, accept or not accept . . . Cultures affect each other, like fashions, and you cannot escape rubbing against someone else’s culture. But you must have the right to reject or not anything that is given to you.” “The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce his basic human dignity.” “We are looking forward to a non-racial, just and egalitarian society in which color, creed and race shall form no point of reference.” “South Africa is the homeland of white facades, black blood, and black tears. This country, rich in natural resources and inherent beauty is also home to one of the greatest social and political evils of our time. As a continual conclusion to history’s racial problems, the South African white government has suppressed the native Africans for hundreds of years. In the last century, this uncompromising situation has continually been re-enforced through governmental legislation spear- headed by the vanguard racists, the Afrikaner National Party. Native South Africans finally voiced their suppressed anger and frustration at the government in the late1950’s, as the National Party was passing protective legislature to ensure their paranoiac hold on political, economic and social power. “ “We are not concerned with that curious bunch of non-conformists…that bunch of do-gooders that goes under all sorts of names – liberals, leftists, etc. These are all the people who argue that they are not responsible for white racism…These are all the people who claim that they too feel the oppression just as acutely as the blacks and therefore should be jointly involved in the black man’s struggle…. In short, these are the people who say that they have black souls wrapped up in white skins.” “I think, My Lord, in a government where democracy is allowed to work, one of the principles that are normally entrenched is a feed- back system, a discussion in other words between those who formulate policy and those who must perceive, accept, or reject policy. In other words, there must be a system of education, political education…” “Even today, we are still accused of racism. This is a mistake. We know that all interracial groups in South Africa are relationships in which whites are superior, blacks inferior. So as a prelude whites must be made to realize that they are only human, not superior. Same with blacks. They must be made to realize that they are also human, not inferior”. “The overall analysis, therefore, based on the Hegelian theory of dialectic materialism, is as follows. That since the thesis is a white racism there can only be one valid antithesis i.e. a solid black unity to counterbalance the scale…. We can never wage any struggle without offering a strong counterpoint to the white races that permeate our society so effectively”. / / The following are works by Steve Biko: / Steve Biko: Black Consciousness In South Africa. New York: Random, 1978. Arnold, Millard W. Black viewpoint / editor: B.S. Biko. Durban : Spro-Cas Black Community. Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society. Steve Biko: Black Consciousness In South Africa. New York: Random House, 1978. Edited by Millard Arnold Contains Biko’s testimony during his trial on May 3, 1976. I Write What I Like, edited by Aelred Stubbs. London : Bowerdean, 1978. [EDITED BY] AELRED STUBBS. I Write What I Like: a selection of his writings. New ed. London: Bowerdean, 1978. Edited with a personal memoir by Aelred Stubbs C.R. Preface by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, with a new introduction by Malusi and Thoko Mpumlwana. I Write What I Like: selected writings, edited with a personal memoir by Aelred Stubbs ; preface by Archbishop Desmond Tutu ; introduction by Malusi and Thoko Mpumlwana ; with a new foreword by Lewis R. Gordon. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2002. No Fears Expressed, edited by Millard W. Arnold. Johannesburg : Skotaville, 1987. Arnold, Millard W. For more information: Steve Biko Foundation Online – http://www.sbf.org.za
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From Wikipedia: / / Robert Franklin Williams (February 26, 1925 – October 15, 1996) was a civil rights leader, author, and the president of the Monroe, North Carolina NAACP chapter in the 1950s and early 1960s. At a time when racial tension was high and official abuses were rampant, Williams was a key figure in promoting both integration and armed Black self-defense in the United States. (The18×24 original is in perfect conditon. It appears slightly distrorted here due to the camera flash.)
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“The common goal of 22 million Afro-Americans is respect as human beings, the God-given right to be a human being. Our common goal is to obtain the human rights that America has been denying us. We can never get civil rights in America until our human rights are first restored. We will never be recognized as citizens there until we are first recognized as humans.” Malcolm X – “Racism: the Cancer that is Destroying America,” in Egyptian Gazette (Aug. 25 1964). President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana sent a telegram of condolence to Malcolm’s widow, saying that “your husband lived a life of dedication for human equality and dignity so that the Afro-American and people of color everywhere may live as man. His work in the cause of freedom will not be in vain …”
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Paul LeRoy Bustill Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was one of North America’s most multi-talented and accomplished luminaries. I entreat you to study the life of this great man whose unshakable confidence, determination, clear vision and focus on excellence continues to be a beacon in the night. I have depicted him in his role as Emperor Jones. This pencil drawing was done on watercolor paper and has a wonderful textured effect. Contact me at artbycharlesezraferrell if you desire to own the orginal. “Here I Stand” (DVD) is an excellent summary of the life of Paul Robeson. I highly recommend it.
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Gerard Gibbs is a master of Hammond B3 Organ and all variations of the keyboards. He brings sheer energy to all his performances whether leading his band – ReORGAN’YZ – or enhancing other jazz greats like saxophone guru, James Carter. He plays in (and extends) the traditon of his mentors: Jimmy Smith, Richard “Grooves” Holmes and Dr. Lonnie Smith
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Malcolm X is depicted in Harlem challenging the consciousness of the massess toward continuous study, self-development, self-defense, and self-determination. By Any Means Necessary… “We declare our right on this earth…to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.”
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Kenny Garrett ’s power, vison and strength is heard through the voice of his saxophone. He is one of our living giants whose prominence has been clearly demonstrated through his performances with Miles Davis, Pharoah Sanders, and as a stand alone vehicle of universal musicality. Along with James Carter, David McMurray and Alan Barnes, he continues the traditon of current Detroit saxophone greats.
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John Coltrane tapped into the universal consciousness of humanity. This achivement afforded him entry and permanent residence in history’s “Temple of Musical Giants”. John’s openness and ability to embrace and blend multiple streams of cultures into his body of work is evident in his work entitled “Spiritual”. John is a daily inspiration. This orginal pencil drawing is 18×24 and is currently available for purchase.
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Bob Marley was a musical prophet of universal dimensions. The depth of his poetry in song, the pentrating clarity of his metaphors, his fearlessness, and commitment to revolutionize this world is beyond expression. I am deeply inspired by his example. His impact on this world is beyond measure.
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The Benin Empire or Edo Empire (1440-1897) was a large pre-colonial African state of modern Nigeria. The palace of Benin is the center of ritual activity focused on the spiritual, mental, physical, social, political, and material well-being and prosperity of the Edo peoples. Each year the Oba (King) of Benin performs in rituals that honors his royal ancestors to enhance the good fortunes of his people. One important ceremony, Igue, is focused on the Oba’s mystical powers, which are demonstrated in a subsequent ritual, Emobo, whose main purpose is for the Oba to drive away any evil forces. The Oba sits in a red pavilion, red being a ‘threatening’ color to help force away evil. Later he dances with an ivory gong, striking it to repel malevolent forces. This type of mask, as depicted here, was worn by the Oba, usually around his neck, during the Emobo ceremony. The pendant mask represents Queen Mother Idia, mother of Oba Esigie who ruled in the sixteenth century. The top of the pendant is decorated with heads representing the Portuguese, symbolizing Benin’s control over and alliance with the Europeans. Unfortunately, such African treasures were stolen from Africa and are housed primarily in European, and North American museums throughout the world, the result of the criminality and exploitiation of colonialism. 18×24 Original Pencil Drawing on Archival Paper
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This is a portait of a friend who exemplifies the rare ability to find balance while juggling the multiple forces of parenthood, marital and social life, professional and intellectual self-development explorations, vital volunteer work focused on children, exercise and other joys of life. I hope this portrait, as the Mona Lisa, captures the universal elements essential for global appeal. All photographs and artworks in this portfolio are copyrighted and owned by the artist, Charles Ezra Ferrell. Any reproduction, modification, publication, transmission, transfer, or exploitation of any of the content, for personal or commercial use, whether in whole or in part, without written permission from myself is prohibited. All rights reserved
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GENERAL GORDON BAKER, JR. is a trailbrazer in the history of the global revoltionary movement. General, so aptly named after his father, seeks to bring forth revolution (corrective change) from deep within the belly of the beast, tearing away at the connective tissues that leads to its heart: the point of production. As a grassroots labor and community leader, General Baker’s ability to critically analyse the root causes of oppression and continously mobilize agents of change for more than 40 years is exemplary and quite extraordinary. Read his “advanced guard” anti-war letter to the U.S. Draft Board in 1965 (well before Muhammad Ali) and his Letter to Chrysler Corporation. Let us bring our study and practice into proper alignment. I urge you to carefully and deeply study his historic and monumental contributions to liberating the poor, the oppressed labor, and the improverished from the fangs of imperialism. His life has been one of commitment to struggle. This is clearly demonstarted in his choice of his life partner and loving wife, Marian Kramer, a warrior in defense of the poor, victims of injustice and oppression. (Visit: http://www.purposeprize.org/finalists/finalists2007/kramer.cfm) The following is an excerpt from: http://www.speakersforanewamerica.com/gen.html General Gordon Baker is a national and internationally known labor leader who has been called the most important 21st century American revolutionary. He was a leader of the Detroit wildcat strikes in the 1960s, a founder of the legendary League of Revolutionary Black Workers, the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement (DRUM), and the first American to refuse induction to fight in Vietnam. His case was a landmark in draft resistance, symbolizing the beginning of the anti-war movement. It is an honor to to state that General is my chersihed cousin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKnRlkw27BM / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUfop2Pl9pc / http://www.speakersforanewamerica.com/gendraft.html / http://www.speakersforanewamerica.com/gen2.html 18×24 Graphite Pencil on Archival Paper. 2008. Owned by General Baker, Jr.
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Life is dialectical. There is a continuous flow of contrasting opposites. / Day and night, hot and cold, opened and closed…..the wonder of a rose standing tall, moistened with the morning dew…its soft petals gently reflecting the GLO of the sun and yet…this RED blooming wonder is supported by strong stems replete with thorns. Life is full of this interplay of contrasting forces that underscores its complexity. A rose is a unique gift of NATURE, like we all we..in our own special way. 18×24 Graphite Pencil on Stratmore Off-white Archival Paper. Sold.
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Frantz Fanon, born in Martinque, (born: July 20, 1925 – reborn: December 6, 1961), was a psychiatrist, philosopher, author and committed revolutionary for the human rights of MAN. Frantz Fanon was a fearless critic of colonialism and a key figure in Algeria’s struggle for independence. His work and life has significant influence in the field of post-colonial studies. Fanon is perhaps the pre-eminent thinker of the 20th century on the issue of global African decolonization and the psychopathology of colonization waged by imperialist oppressors. His works has inspired anti-colonial liberation movements for more than four decades.. Frantz Fanon’s voice echoes across time: “For Europe, for ourselves and for humanity, comrades, we must make a new start, develop a new way of thinking, and endeavor to create a new man.” / / This work is dedicated to Professor William (Bill) Strickland, W.E.B. DuBois Department of African-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts. I was introduced to the significance of Fanon as a Amherst College student during a course Professor Strickland taught: “The Writings of Frantz Fanon”. 18×24 Graphite Pencil and Archival Off-White Strathmore Paper Copyright 2008 Charles Ezra Ferrell, All Rights Reserved Read Fanon’s works: “The Fact of Blackness”(1952) “Black Skin, White Masks”, transl. Charles Lam Markmann (1967 translation of the 1952 book: New York, Grove Press) “A Dying Colonialism” “The Wretched of the Earth”, transl. Constance Farrington (1963 translation of the 1961 book: New York, Grove Weidenfeld) “Toward the African Revolution”, transl. Haakon Chavalier (1969: New York, Grove Press) 18×24 Graphite Pencil on Strathmore Archival Paper
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My son, Charles Ezra Ferrell II, is portrayed in this work. This portrait was a true “labor” of love and is dedicated to his strength of character, tenacity to overcome life’s obstacles and commitment to excellence. He received this gift on the eve of his 21st year. / (Note the HEART reflected in his eye.) 18×24 graphite pencil on off-white archival paper Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved
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Patrice Lumumba / The First Prime Minister of the Congo (Zaire) / On June 30, 1960, Independence Day Men and women of the Congo, / Victorious fighters for independence, today victorious, I greet you in the name of the Congolese Government. All of you, my friends, who have fought tirelessly at our sides, I ask you to make this June 30, 1960, an illustrious date that you will keep indelibly engraved in your hearts, a date of significance of which you will teach to your children, so that they will make known to their sons and to their grandchildren the glorious history of our fight for liberty. For this independence of the Congo, even as it is celebrated today with Belgium, a friendly country with whom we deal as equal to equal, no Congolese worthy of the name will ever be able to forget that is was by fighting that it has been won [applause], a day-to-day fight, an ardent and idealistic fight, a fight in which we were spared neither privation nor suffering, and for which we gave our strength and our blood. We are proud of this struggle, of tears, of fire, and of blood, to the depths of our being, for it was a noble and just struggle, and indispensable to put an end to the humiliating slavery which was imposed upon us by force. This was our fate for eighty years of a colonial regime; our wounds are too fresh and too painful still for us to drive them from our memory. We have known harassing work, exacted in exchange for salaries which did not permit us to eat enough to drive away hunger, or to clothe ourselves, or to house ourselves decently, or to raise our children as creatures dear to us. We have known ironies, insults, blows that we endured morning, noon, and evening, because we are AFRICAN. Who will forget that to a AFRICAN one said “tu”, certainly not as to a friend, but because the more honorable “vous” was reserved for whites alone? We have seen our lands seized in the name of allegedly legal laws which in fact recognized only that might is right. We have seen that the law was not the same for a white and for a AFRICAN, accommodating for the first, cruel and inhuman for the other. We have witnessed atrocious sufferings of those condemned for their political opinions or religious beliefs; exiled in their own country, their fate truly worse than death itself. We have seen that in the towns there were magnificent houses for the whites and crumbling shanties for the AFRICANS, that a AFRICAN was not admitted in the motion-picture houses, in the restaurants, in the stores of the Europeans; that a AFRICAN traveled in the holds, at the feet of the whites in their luxury cabins. Who will ever forget the massacres where so many of our brothers perished, the cells into which those who refused to submit to a regime of oppression and exploitation were thrown [applause]? All that, my brothers, we have endured. But we, whom the vote of your elected representatives have given the right to direct our dear country, we who have suffered in our body and in our heart from colonial oppression, we tell you very loud, all that is henceforth ended. The Republic of the Congo has been proclaimed, and our country is now in the hands of its own children. Together, my brothers, my sisters, we are going to begin a new struggle, a sublime struggle, which will lead our country to peace, prosperity, and greatness. Together, we are going to establish social justice and make sure everyone has just remuneration for his labor [applause]. We are going to show the world what the AFRICAN man can do when he works in freedom, and we are going to make of the Congo the center of the sun’s radiance for all of Africa. We are going to keep watch over the lands of our country so that they truly profit her children. We are going to restore ancient laws and make new ones which will be just and noble. We are going to put an end to suppression of free thought and see to it that all our citizens enjoy to the full the fundamental liberties foreseen in the Declaration of the Rights of Man [applause]. We are going to do away with all discrimination of every variety and assure for each and all the position to which human dignity, work, and dedication entitles him. We are going to rule not by the peace of guns and bayonets but by a peace of the heart and the will [applause]. And for all that, dear fellow countrymen, be sure that we will count not only on our enormous strength and immense riches but on the assistance of numerous foreign countries whose collaboration we will accept if it is offered freely and with no attempt to impose on us an alien culture of no matter what nature [applause]. In this domain, Belgium, at last accepting the flow of history, has not tried to oppose our independence and is ready to give us their aid and their friendship, and a treaty has just been signed between our two countries, equal and independent. On our side, while we stay vigilant, we shall respect our obligations, given freely. Thus, in the interior and the exterior, the new Congo, our dear Republic that my government will create, will be a rich, free, and prosperous country. But so that we will reach this aim without delay, I ask all of you, legislators and citizens, to help me with all your strength. I ask all of you to forget your tribal quarrels. They exhaust us. They risk making us despised abroad. I ask the parliamentary minority to help my Government through a constructive opposition and to limit themselves strictly to legal and democratic channels. I ask all of you not to shrink before any sacrifice in order to achieve the success of our huge undertaking. In conclusion, I ask you unconditionally to respect the life and the property of your fellow citizens and of foreigners living in our country. If the conduct of these foreigners leaves something to be desired, our justice will be prompt in expelling them from the territory of the Republic; if, on the contrary, their conduct is good, they must be left in peace, for they also are working for our country’s prosperity. The Congo’s independence marks a decisive step towards the liberation of the entire African continent [applause]. Sire, Excellencies, Mesdames, Messieurs, my dear fellow countrymen, my brothers of race, my brothers of struggle—this is what I wanted to tell you in the name of the Government on this magnificent day of our complete independence. Our government, strong, national, popular, will be the health of our country. I call on all Congolese citizens, men, women and children, to set themselves resolutely to the task of creating a prosperous national economy which will assure our economic independence. Glory to the fighters for national liberation! / Long live independence and African unity! / Long live the independent and sovereign Congo! [applause, long and loud] See: http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~ajavoryi/speech.html 18×24 – Colored Pencil on Off-white Strathmore Archival Paper
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Savion Glover / (18×24 Graphite Pencil on Strathmore Off-white Archival Paper) This original will be auctioned by the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts (Detroit) during their 8th annual fundraiser: “Cars and Stars” 2009 gala. Savion will perform a unique commissioned work with the phenomenal -sensational drummer, Jeff “Tain” Watts at the Music Hall on June 12, 2009. All proceeds from online print sales will be donated to support jazz programming at the (Jazz Cafe) Music Hall. Savion Glover (born 19 November 1973) is an award winning actor, a choreographer and one the most talented tap dancers in the history of the artform.
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Here is Uncle Tot as I remember him. Aunt Ann has passed away by this time. She suffered with dementia in her later years and I can remember her sweetly smiling, but never saying much of anything. After Aunt Ann died, Uncle Tot lived in their big home all alone. He would invite us to dinner frenquenty and would cook it himself. It was always the same. A big huge Prime Rib Roast, with baked potatoes, a veggie and a a salad. I can remember his gravy being the best I ever tasted…...even my Mother could not make her’s as good. Uncle Tot had a huge workshop in his celler with all kinds of saws, lathes, drill presses, etc. His hand tool collection was extensive. He was very creative with his hands and after her retired he “made things”. He made bird houses, chairs, tables, lamps, anything that struck his fancy. A couple of times a month he would also call my Mother at about 4 o’clock in the afternoon and announce that he was taking us out for diner. These were always impromptu invitations. He would get tired of eating alone, I guess. He would take us out to the most wonderful restuarants in New Jersey. Many times my Mother would try to say no, as her own dinner would already be cooking. Uncle Ez would say, “Put it in the refrigerator and eat it tomorrow. I am picking you up at 6” He would not take no for an answer. On one of these many dinner’s out I was to taste my first Lobster, which I have loved ever since. He loved to order cherries jubilee after dinner. I remember being awed by those flames today. Uncle Tot passed away in the late 1950’s. He was a wonderful man.
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Schloss Brunnenburg is a castle in the province of Bolzano-Bozen, in northern Italy, exactly in Tirolo. Originally built circa 1250, it was completely restored by Boris and Mary de Rachewiltz, who made it their home in the mid-20th century / Mary de Rachewiltz is the daughter of the poet Ezra Pound and the violinist Olga Rudge. Pound stayed at the castle in 1958 on his return from America and wrote the last 6 of his 116 "Cantos" of The Cantos. He died here in 1972. / Today the castle is not only home to the de Rachewiltz family, but also houses "The Ezra Pound Centre for Literature" where students come from all over the world to study the poet’s works.
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TAIN (French, Latin) means “HOLD”. absTAIN, apperTAIN, ascerTAIN, atTAIN, besTAIN, bloodsTAIN, capTAIN, catamounTAIN, cerTAIN, chevroTAIN, chiefTAIN, capTAIN, co-capTAIN, conTAIN, countersTAIN, curTAIN, desTAIN, deTAIN, disTAIN, encurTAIN, enterTAIN, founTAIN, huiTAIN, incerTAIN, intermounTAIN, mainTAIN, mounTAIN, obsTAIN, oversTAIN, perTAIN, planTAIN, Puddin’ n’ TAIN, quinTAIN, reatTAIN, sexTAIN, sTAIN, susTAIN, tearSTAIN, transmounTAIN, uncertain, uncurTAIN. TAIN is also linked to “TEN”, you can find relevance in TENACITY. What is depicted in this 18×24 graphite pencil drawing on archival off-white Strathmore paper is the RAW INTENSITY (inTAINsity, if you will) of the SPIRIT that TAIN brings to each engagement. Tain’s thunderous musicality brings him front and center into league of ETERNAL MASTERS as Elivin Jones, Art Blakey and Roy Haynes.
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Searching Past Ezra
by mstraceI keep looking for words / words to erase never / thick words / a mouthful / of intense vowels / fattening my cheeks / ready to be spit out...
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