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1 Annie Ruth s Education/Community Relations 650 Walnut St. Cincinnati, OH Phone Fax education@cincinnatiarts.org Conversations with a Sisterfriend A straight-talk and interactive dialog that inspires reflection, overcoming adversity and writing from experience. Classroom photo by Rich Sofranko Study Guide Written by Annie Ruth Edited & Designed by Kathleen Riemenschneider Artists on Tour

2 Annie Ruth s Comments: The Conversations with a Sisterfriend artist visit is meant to be an inspirational arts experience and lesson utilizing poetry to share a message of affirmation, hope, inspiration, and overcoming adversity. I created this structured visit and lesson to encourage dialog between generations of women and expose students to the work of positive African American females. My goal is to enhance their understanding of the power of poetry and inspirational verse. Presentation Format Women writers have helped to bring many experiences to life for millions of readers. Through readings from her book, Conversations with a Sisterfriend, Annie Ruth introduces students to writing creative works inspired by life s experiences. 1. Introduction Annie Ruth: How I got started writing 2. What do you see? Using visual art to prompt or inspire your thoughts 3. What s in your personal experience? Reviewing works from Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni, and Annie Ruth 4. The creative writing journey begins One of the best ways to begin writing is to pull from your own experiences Annie Ruth is an award-winning poet, author, and performing artist who uses her voice to inspire women nationally. She exhorts people from all walks of life to embrace the power of a positive selfimage and walk in their unique gifting. Annie Ruth earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from National University in San Diego, California and is a trailblazer who has received critical acclaim for her work. She is the author and illustrator of more than 15 books, articles and inspirational commentaries for both children and adults. She is active within the community, leading causes that impact women, children, the arts, and literacy. She has a passion for empowering youth and has consistently produced arts, literacy and education projects that benefit the community at large. Her work has impacted countless people across the country. Poems Still I Rise and Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelo; Nikki-Rosa and EgoTrippin by Nikki Giovanni; Uncle Johnny, What I Am, A Black Woman, Nothing Else and No, You re Not by Annie Ruth. All materials are used for educational purposes only. Cincinnati Arts Association Conversations with a Sisterfriend

3 Partial Glossary of Poetic Terms Prose ordinary language that people use in speaking or writing, without metrical structure straightforward. Poetry form of imaginative literary expression that makes its effect by the sound and imagery of language. Poetry is essentially rhythmic and usually metrical and it frequently has a stanziac structure. It is these characteristics that the difference between poetry and other kinds of imaginative writing can be discerned. 1. Subject, Theme, and Meaning The subject or topic of the poem is its general or specific area of concern, such as love (the love of a particular person), disgust (disgust of a particular situation); most poems make statements about a subject. Subjects offer a variety of themes: e.g. Sista is a statement of loving unconditionally or a tear is an outward releasing of monumental love. Therefore the poem s theme is the statement it makes about its subject. Sometimes the poem may have hidden meanings, which implies the poem is a puzzle or that the author is deliberately obscuring his or her point. Meaning is the poem s combination of themes and statements about a subject or series of subjects. But however we dissect the poem by trying to establish its meaning this is usually never the poem itself. 2. Attitude, Tone, and Audience Not only what is said determines the poem s meaning and effect but how and to whom it said is important. The term tone represents the author s attitude toward what his poem is literally saying. Words to describe the tone may be comic, sincere, straightforward, angry, boastful, etc. It s often useful to know the imagined audience of the poem because the poet is not only writing for himself but he is writing to move and influence the hearers. Poems are meant to be read and experienced by someone other than the poet. Poems use artistic or poetic devices to generate an effect: An allusion is a reference to something outside of the poem (history) to back up generalizations. 3. Speaker Distinguish between the person who wrote the poem from the person who is speaking in the poem. Oftentimes the author creates characters and deliberately speaks through them. 4. Situation and Setting Just like stories and plays, many poems have settings. The effect of the poem may rely heavily upon recognizing its setting. Cincinnati Arts Association Conversations with a Sisterfriend

4 5. Language and Poetry Words are the wood and nails of poetry. Word choice (diction) is usually calculated carefully. Often words are used because of their precision or multiple uses. Where words are placed is important too; like prose, poetry usually follows a word order but sometimes words are moved around for emphasis or special effects in sound. 6. Figurative Language Metaphors pretend that one thing is something else, thus making a comparison between the things, e.g. storms could indicate hard times. George Washington is the father of our country would show father as being the leader. Comparison, (I am like the Sower). 7. Form and Structure The form of the poem has to do with its appearance. Structure supports form. The order arrangement of all the poem parts words, images, figures of speech, ideas, grammar, and presentation of ideas. 8. The Study of Sound and Rhythm in Poetry (Prosody) The rhythm of a passage in prose or poetry is the pattern of sound pulsation in the voice as one reads it. Almost all spoken language has some kind of rhythm. Stress is relative (what may be accented). 9. Stanza and Verse forms Most poems of more than four lines are divided into stanzas, groups of lines with a specific context of their own. Traditionally stanzas are linked by a common rhyme scheme. 10. Mode of the Poem In literature the mode is the basic literary pattern of organizing experience. The narrative mode tells a story and organizes experience (e.g. Uncle Johnny ). A hymn is a song of praise, usually in praise of God. 11. Wider Contexts Context is the circumstances that surround the making of the poem occasional, historical, cultural, etc. Cincinnati Arts Association Conversations with a Sisterfriend

5 Exercise One (Visual Art and Analytical Thinking) On a separate piece of paper, tell what you see depicted in the photograph. The name that I gave the photograph is The Transference. It could also be called Inheritance. Based on what is shown in the photograph, what would you name it? Tell why. Hint: Don t simply write what you see with your natural eye. Feel what the images in the photograph speak to your heart and spirit. Look for any symbolism in the images as well. Chevaness Greene. Used with permission of the photographer. The Transference Cincinnati Arts Association 5 Conversations with a Sisterfriend

6 Exercise Two (Visual Art and Thematic Writing) On a separate piece of paper, tell what you think The Sisterhood could be. Hint: There are more things which bring us together than those things which separate us. Clatties Moorer. Used with permission of the photographer. The Sisterhood Cincinnati Arts Association Conversations with a Sisterfriend

7 Exercise Three (Analytical Thinking and Writing) The voice of the work is the message that the audience hears. Everyone has a message to share or something to say. Literature is an excellent way to establish a voice. That voice can be portrayed in many ways. You can share your feelings or point of view directly with the audience in the form of a speech or commentary. Or, you can create characters in poetry or prose. The poems by Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni and Annie Ruth have a voice. Oftentimes the voice of the poem is the poet s voice but at times the poem reveals a voice beyond that of the poet. Study the following authors and their works. Discuss the works among your group and use them as inspiration to develop your voice and a voice for your work. Maya Angelou Regarded by many to be the greatest work of one of America s greatest living authors, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the tragic yet heart-warming story of Maya Angelou s life from birth to young adulthood. Angelou lacked a stable home environment, shuffling between her grandparents, her mother, and her father, with her best friend and brother, Bailey. A bright and capable child, at eight-years-old Angelou is physically and emotionally devastated when her mother s boyfriend raped her. She shuts herself off to the world, speaking only to Bailey for years, until a kind and loving teacher pulls her out of her silence. Angelou eventually moves to California, where her adventures include running away from home, getting pregnant, and becoming the first African American streetcar conductor in San Francisco. The title of the book comes from the third stanza of the poem Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar: I know why the caged bird sings, ah me, When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore, When he beats his bars and would be free; It is not a carol of joy or glee, But a prayer that he sends from his heart s deep core, But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings I know why the caged bird sings Dr. Angelou began writing as a means of freeing herself and moving beyond her pain. Many of her themes speak to overcoming obstacles, embracing universal sisterhood, and celebrating womanhood. Cincinnati Arts Association Conversations with a Sisterfriend

8 Still I Rise By Maya Angelou You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? Cause I walk like I ve got oil wells Pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I ll rise. Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops, Weakened by my soulful cries. Does my haughtiness offend you? Don t you take it awful hard Cause I laugh like I got gold mines Diggin in my own back yard. You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I ll rise. Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise That I dance like I ve got diamonds At the meeting of my thighs? Out of the huts of history s shame I rise Up from a past that s rooted in pain I rise I m a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak that s wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise. Cincinnati Arts Association Conversations with a Sisterfriend

9 Phenomenal Woman By Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies I m not cute or built to suit a model s fashion size But when I start to tell them They think I m telling lies. I say It s in the reach of my arms The span of my hips The stride of my steps The curl of my lips. I m a woman Phenomenally Phenomenal woman That s me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please And to a man The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees Then they swarm around me A hive of honey bees. I say It s the fire in my eyes And the flash of my teeth The swing of my waist And the joy in my feet. I m a woman Phenomenally Phenomenal woman That s me. Men themselves have wondered What they see in me They try so much But they can t touch My inner mystery. When I try to show them They say they still can t see. I say It s in the arch of my back The sun of my smile The ride of my breasts The grace of my style. I m a woman Phenomenally Phenomenal woman That s me. Now you understand Just why my head s not bowed I don t shout or jump about Or have to talk real loud When you see me passing It ought to make you proud. I say It s in the click of my heels The bend of my hair The palm of my hand The need for my care. Cause I m a woman Phenomenally Phenomenal woman That s me. Cincinnati Arts Association Conversations with a Sisterfriend

10 Nikki Giovanni Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Over the past 30 years, her outspokenness, in her writing and in lectures, has brought the eyes of the world upon her. One of the most widely-read American poets, she prides herself on being a Black American, a daughter, a mother, a professor of English. Giovanni remains as determined and committed as ever to the fight for civil rights and equality. Always insisting on presenting the truth as she sees it, she has maintained a prominent place as a strong voice of the Black community. Her focus is on the individual, specifically, on the power one has to make a difference in oneself, and thus, in the lives of others. Nikki Giovanni was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and grew up in Lincoln Heights, an all-black suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. She and her sister spent their summers with their grandparents in Knoxville, and she graduated with honors from Fisk University, her grandfather s alma mater, in 1968; after graduating from Fisk, she attended the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University. She published her first book of poetry, Black Feeling Black Talk, in 1968, and within the next year published a second book, thus launching her career as a writer. (Bio Courtesy of Nikki-Rosa By Nikki Giovanni childhood remembrances are always a drag if you re Black you always remember things like living in Woodlawn with no inside toilet and if you become famous or something they never talk about how happy you were to have your mother all to yourself and how good the water felt when you got your bath from one of those big tubs that folk in Chicago barbeque in and somehow when you talk about home it never gets across how much you understood their feelings as the whole family attended meetings about Hollydale and even though you remember your biographers never understand your father s pain as he sells his stock and another dream goes And though you re poor it isn t poverty that concerns you and though they fought a lot it isn t your father s drinking that makes any difference but only that everybody is together and you and your sister have happy birthdays and very good Christmases and I really hope no white person ever has cause to write about me because they never understand Black love is Black wealth and they ll probably talk about my hard childhood and never understand that all the while I was quite happy Cincinnati Arts Association 10 Conversations with a Sisterfriend

11 Ego Trippin By Nikki Giovanni I was born in the Congo I walked to the fertile crescent and built the Sphinx I designed a pyramid so tough that a star that glows every one hundred years falls into the center giving divine perfect light I AM BAD I sat on the throne drinking nectar with Allah I got hot and sent an ice age to Europe to cool my thirst. My oldest daughter is Nefertiti the tears from by birth pains created the Nile I am a beautiful woman I gazed on a forest and burned out the Sahara Desert With a packet of goat s meat and a change of clothes I crossed it in two hours I am a gazelle so swift so swift you can t catch me For a birthday present when he was three I gave my son Hannibal an elephant He gave me Rome for Mother s Day My strength flows ever on My son Noah built new/ark and I stood proudly at the helm as we sailed on a soft summer day I turned myself into myself and was Jesus! men intone my loving name All praises All praises I am one who would save I sowed diamonds in my backyard My bowels deliver uranium the filings from my fingernails are semi-precious jewels On a trip north I caught a cold and blew my nose giving oil to the Arab world I am so hip even my errors are correct I sailed east to reach west and had to round off the earth as I went The hair from my head thinned and gold was laid across three continents Cincinnati Arts Association 11 Conversations with a Sisterfriend

12 Exercise Four (Visual Art, Analytical Thinking and Writing) Through the years Annie Ruth has had the opportunity to meet both Maya Angelou and Nikki Giovanni in up-close and personal settings. Their words have directly impacted her work. Dr. Maya Angelou s encouragement to be a rainbow and Nikki Giovanni s example of creating an arts movement are demonstrated in Annie Ruth s life and work in the community. Annie Ruth s voice resounds through her poetry and her poems have a voice of their own as well. Her message is one that speaks directly to women and youth. Annie Ruth. Used with permission of the artist. Cincinnati Arts Association 12 Conversations with a Sisterfriend

13 Rainbow of Sisters Question: The artwork above, created by Annie Ruth, is called Rainbow of Sisters. What do you feel it represents? Annie Ruth She was still a child when she began drawing. Her writing came later. It burst out of her over 25 years ago. She was a teenager trying to deal with the loss of a four-year-old nephew who died in a fire. Annie Ruth turned to poetry. Before long, she self-published that poetry and more in a booklet that she sold door-to-door through the neighborhood. The money she raised ($2 a booklet) helped two young women with a small scholarship to continue their education. Annie Ruth uses both poetry and prose to relay a positive message. Although she s known for addressing heart-felt topics that bring up deep emotions and often painful experiences, the essence of her message is triumph over adversity, love of self and self-acceptance, and universal sisterhood. No matter how difficult the subject, her theme is always the positive and the uplifting both in her writing and visual art. It s so important to reinforce those messages with young people. It s about knowing that there s more than the surface of what you see. It s about not judging people on where they live or on the mistakes their family members may have made. Annie Ruth doesn t just write for young people, she gets young people writing. It s vital, she says, to provoke literacy, to get young people to write about their experiences and feelings, to get them thinking about the issues that most concern them. Question: The cover design to the left is from Annie Ruth s spoken word CD. Why do you think she used past childhood photographs of herself on the cover? Cincinnati Arts Association 13 Conversations with a Sisterfriend

14 Uncle Johnny By Annie Ruth I guess it must ve happened The first time when I was thirteen cause he snuck me in his basement So I could not be seen. He said, Don t talk too loud Or make too much noise And if you re a good girl I ll buy you fancy toys. I said, Okay Uncle Johnny, I ll do whatever you say cause mama said you are my elder And I always should obey. He said, That s right darling, I m your Uncle Johhny, you see; Just watch what I am doing And do everything like me. This game seemed kinda funny; I had never played before What kinda game was this That kept us lying on the floor? I looked at Uncle Johnny And he looked right back at me; My all time favorite uncle Who I d always love to see. He said, Darling don t you tell Your mama where you ve been; Say you where at Sharon s house Or with another friend. I said, Uncle Johnny, I cannot tell a lie. But I knew what had happened Could destroy my mother s life. So I never told anybody To this very day caused I lost my prized possession My Uncle Johnny s way. And now when I hear a story That reminds me of that night, I wonder within myself Can I ever make it right. I m glad you were here to listen And understand what I ve been through All the pain and guilty feelings Which kept my life so blue. And since we ve shared these moments Which delivered me from this hell, I m sure I will feel better At last I will be well. Cincinnati Arts Association 14 Conversations with a Sisterfriend

15 What I am (Female Version) By Annie Ruth I m not Trash or dirt I was put here to Assert Myself I am a queen I am intelligent I am courageous I am successful And I pray it is contagious So this mind set can spread Throughout my family My school And my community I am a queen I know who I am Because knowledge is power And if I believe it then I achieve it There is power in what I speak to myself What I think about myself I am strength I am beauty I am depth I am warmth That s what I am I am royalty I am love I am gentleness I am perseverance I am determination That s what I am I am creative I am unique I am positive I am brilliance That s what I am I am daughter I am an example That s what I am I am sister I am baby girl I am sista friend There ain t nothin that I can t do Because I am filled with Yes I can s I can is poured into me Because I ve learned to Pour it into myself. cause I am a queen I am the paver of new paths The bearer of the torch of greatness My future is in my hands. I will determine my destiny The power is in my hands. YES, I can YES, I can YES, I can cause I am a queen That s what I am cause I am a queen That s who I am cause I am a queen Cincinnati Arts Association 15 Conversations with a Sisterfriend

16 A Black Woman, Nothing Else By Annie Ruth There used to be a time when I was ashamed of my skin. I received tormenting jokes From all of my friends. Of course it wasn t done To make me feel this way But being black Gave me much dismay. African, charcoal, Black Baby, I would hear. But no one even noticed or knew That I had silent tears. Those names became nicknames and I d hear them everyday at school cause when I was young and growing up I d play by my peers rules. One day when I was still young My father left us all And married a white woman Who beckoned his every call. I was really ashamed of my skin then, I thought it was very bad, I thought the white woman Had something, which I could never have. But one day when I was still young I met a black lady darker than I was, She cherished and boasted that her Color was a gift from above. She told me that I was beautiful Something no one had ever done. She said, your skin is so black and smooth Which shows the perfecting of the sun. She said, To match the Pretty black skin Your teeth are white as snow And I m sure that you will show them Everywhere that you go. Everyday she would tell me this And her words began to spread. They came from other people I never even met. The words of my friends changed to, Let me feel your face And let me see you grin For sister, you are beautiful Be proud of the color of your skin. Now, I m not ashamed of my skin Though obstacles it may bring. I proclaim to the world that I am A Black Woman, the element of spring. I blossom with happiness And pride within myself For I am A Black Woman And I wish to be nothing else. Cincinnati Arts Association 16 Conversations with a Sisterfriend

17 Note: This story contains strong language. NO! You re Not By Annie Ruth I m a bitch. I guess I was about as shocked as you are when I heard those words come from a little nine-year-old girl s mouth. That s the kind of word that people fight about The kind of word that makes religious folks shudder. That s the word that describes the lowest of animals, at least figuratively, that one can think of. So why would a nine-year-old girl believe that she is a bitch? NO you re not, I said, and anyone who calls you that is wrong. You re not a bitch. (I almost said, you re not a B because that s the term we non-cussin folks use. That term didn t seem appropriate on this day.) This little girl was hurting and believed that she was a female dog. Somewhere along the course of her life someone had told her that and now she believed it. That s where low self-esteem comes from. Somewhere in people s lives they have been treated low, looked upon as low, and called low so they embrace lowliness, and in this case the little nine-year-old girl had embraced being called a bitch and really believed she was one (Just as sure as she was black, she believed it). So you see, responding with you re not a B was out of the question. I had to communicate in the language, which she understood (which really wasn t bad at all.) Society made bitch a bad word. The word, which originally stood for a female dog, was used to describe black female slaves and now it is used to describe the lowest of women the lowest of persons. So by no means was this young girl a bitch. She had to be told this, but it couldn t stop there. She had to believe that she was not a bitch. So again I said, No! You re Not a Bitch and I noticed a faint smile trying to come through on her face. Somehow I was reaching her. If you say it enough to yourself, then you ll believe it, I said. She smiled again. So to all those people who feel worthless, useless, and the lowest of low proclaim to yourselves and others, I am not a Bitch, until that smile comes through on your face. Cincinnati Arts Association 17 Conversations with a Sisterfriend

18 Exercise Five (Analytical Thinking and Writing) The voice of the work is the message that the readers or listeners hear. Everyone has a message to share or something to say. It is important because you have to say it. Literature is an excellent way to establish a voice. That voice can be portrayed in many ways. You can share your feelings or point of view directly with the audience or reader in the form of a speech or commentary. Or, you can create characters in poetry or prose. Assignment: Create poetry or prose to express what you feel or think about something that is important to you. The voice that is shared may be your own or you may develop a central theme of the work. Note: Share your work with Annie Ruth during the author visit. Cincinnati Arts Association 18 Conversations with a Sisterfriend

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