tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096542202337983432.post1846149882344545408..comments2023-04-12T11:44:07.736-04:00Comments on Columbia Writers' Workshop II: Art Responds to Black Lives Matter MovementColumbia Writers Workshophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15846592477590083597noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096542202337983432.post-56114676140876210682015-06-15T16:45:00.484-04:002015-06-15T16:45:00.484-04:00It is because although black bodies have been crus...It is because although black bodies have been crushed and cramped into thin sheets by the thousands in ghettos, prisons, and even classrooms, black bodies still bear a smile on the walls of their brown bags. Black bodies dance, sing, and laugh, yet on the inside, the contents within the bags decay in silence. --- I like that. Keep up the good writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096542202337983432.post-20953234039503040022015-06-07T10:00:20.710-04:002015-06-07T10:00:20.710-04:00Len, I don’t pretend to understand what it means t...Len, I don’t pretend to understand what it means to be black. However, to claim that “yet on the inside, the contents within the bags decay in silence” suggests that blacks have accepted failure in modern society. Most of the emotions in your brown bags (fear, anger, hate, depression, disappointment, apathy) are destructive to the people possessing them. And art doesn't mitigate the harm they can do. Surely all is not lost…WritePersonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367262555230332074noreply@blogger.com