Truly a gift you have delivered here, Thank you for sharing this wonderful story of hard work and inspiration, of giving and growing then giving some more. Such an amazing woman.
Zora Neale Hurston had a strong effect on me when I was much younger. "Their Eyes Were Watching God" is poetic and profound. And, she was a cat to boot!
Morrison is easily among the very best writers of any genre. Simply amazing.
Inspiring read first thing on a Saturday morning. And the photos! Fantastic. Loved listening to Toni read from Beloved. Thanks Bailey, this has set me up for the day.
We’re reading The Bluest Eye right now in my intro to lit class, I’ll share with my students! I think in Hurston’s case she looked to the ancestors and to stories from people... the lineage and canon she’s drawing from is often an oral culture. She was also a Vodou initiate, and the pantheon of goddesses there is powerful.
I didn’t know she named her cat after Zora Neale Hurston! But of course she did!
Truly a gift you have delivered here, Thank you for sharing this wonderful story of hard work and inspiration, of giving and growing then giving some more. Such an amazing woman.
Beautifully written, Bailey.
This is such lovely writing. I was touched by your affection for her and her work the whole way through.
Amazing human, amazing issue!
The photos!! She is such an amazing human being - thank you for this post 💓💓 I didn’t know that she had this majestic cat! Also didn’t know that she was the editor for Angela Davis book till I listened to this podcast - Angela Davis and Hilton Als talk about Toni - it is really good https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dialogues-the-david-zwirner-podcast/id1400997563?i=1000549725638
Zora Neale Hurston had a strong effect on me when I was much younger. "Their Eyes Were Watching God" is poetic and profound. And, she was a cat to boot!
Morrison is easily among the very best writers of any genre. Simply amazing.
Thank you 🙏🏻
Inspiring read first thing on a Saturday morning. And the photos! Fantastic. Loved listening to Toni read from Beloved. Thanks Bailey, this has set me up for the day.
💚 Toni & Zora, Bailey...
and i've quoted them both in my book.
"…the hunger for stories is permanent, eternal, and it will never go away." -- Toni
"Once you wake up thought in a man, you can never put it to sleep again." -- Zora
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thanks for sharing 🙏🏼
So much fruit in this post. Thank you for your writing and research.
We’re reading The Bluest Eye right now in my intro to lit class, I’ll share with my students! I think in Hurston’s case she looked to the ancestors and to stories from people... the lineage and canon she’s drawing from is often an oral culture. She was also a Vodou initiate, and the pantheon of goddesses there is powerful.