What is a griot? They are the storytellers of ancient African societies who passed on the history of their people to future generations through the oral tradition. Come meet a contemporary griot, Prof. Arthur Flowers. Using spellbinding “performance poetry,” Flowers accompanies his presentations with African instruments. You might hear about How Brer Alligator got introduced to trouble, accompanied by some blues harp or kalimba playing – you might even get drawn into some call and response. You will certainly leave uplifted, inspired, and smiling.
Arthur Flowers is a novelist, Vietnam veteran, blues singer, co-founder of the New Renaissance Writer’s Guild, and a Memphis native. He teaches in SU’s esteemed Creative Writing Program and is a member of the Honors Core Faculty.
Monday, November 4, 6:45 p.m. Eggers 018. Refreshments will be served. Limited to the first 30 who RSVP!
“There are those of us in African American literature who feel that we are heirs to two literary traditions, the western written tradition and the African oral one, and try in the fusion to contribute something to the evolution of both.” – Arthur Flowers
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