tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525737758398554116.post3609627864158846155..comments2008-04-03T04:26:00.313-07:00Comments on The Break Free Project-Notes From The Flight Deck: Not a girl, not yet a Ladyhawke.The Break Free Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168626179563432656noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525737758398554116.post-33964363757701784722007-07-26T11:53:00.000-07:002007-07-26T11:53:00.000-07:00Thank you so much for visiting our class at UGA. H...Thank you so much for visiting our class at UGA. Here is another poem for y'all...<BR/>Climb into<BR/>this story.<BR/><BR/>I myself<BR/>met me face to face at a crossroads.<BR/>I used to have<BR/>innocence<BR/>But I lost<BR/>the idea of a perfect world.<BR/><BR/>I see in my face<BR/>a stubborn expression, and a<BR/>hardness in the eyes.<BR/>I used to have a <BR/>wall built up<BR/>But I lost<BR/>my feigned confidence…<BR/>peeling layers down<BR/>to vulnerable stuff.<BR/><BR/>Child is proof of purity,<BR/>purity which<BR/>we drop and we drop<BR/>everything.<BR/><BR/>If only we could go back to<BR/>innocence<BR/>where children say,<BR/><BR/> I am not afraid to be black<BR/> I am not afraid to be white<BR/><BR/>what would you say if you could?<BR/>Thanks again, KCcunning1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00727111225410738315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525737758398554116.post-40429005264648760582007-07-18T15:59:00.000-07:002007-07-18T15:59:00.000-07:00Wow! It was truly our pleasure to spend time with ...Wow! It was truly our pleasure to spend time with your class. The University of Georgia is blessed with brilliant and talented students and we were very glad to have met you. Thanks REF and MC for sharing your writing! Looking forward to future time in Georgia,<BR/>The BFPThe Break Free Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168626179563432656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525737758398554116.post-54598134388625688372007-07-18T11:06:00.000-07:002007-07-18T11:06:00.000-07:00Hey, you guys visited my English class at the Univ...Hey, you guys visited my English class at the University of Georgia. Your sheer candor and willingness to share your stories is truly commendable. Thank you for taking the time to share you music and lives with us. It was simply our pleasure. Also, below is a poem I'd like to share:<BR/><BR/>I, too, am coming back<BR/><BR/>I used to equate passiveness <BR/>with quiet solitude<BR/>But now I equate passiveness <BR/>with fear…<BR/>Fear of speaking my mind<BR/>Fear of stepping on toes<BR/>Fear of being myself<BR/>The way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow.<BR/><BR/>According to society…<BR/>I have inherited<BR/>various disabilities:<BR/>Female<BR/>African American<BR/>Fearfulness<BR/>But I don’t want to inherit her place by the window.<BR/>Resting my sadness on an elbow.<BR/><BR/>Allow yourself to be spelled differently.<BR/>It will feel like falling.<BR/><BR/>I used be comfortable in my assigned cubbyhole<BR/>But now, each day I live.<BR/>I strive to be better.<BR/>Simply better.<BR/><BR/>I belong but do not belong to.<BR/>I’m still not completely at ease among white people<BR/>I used to feel I owed you nothing<BR/>But now I do feel I speak<BR/>on behalf of my people, <BR/>my African American people<BR/><BR/>I would prove, in due course,<BR/> that her color or race did not make her<BR/> any better than me or my people<BR/><BR/>I became a student and eventually a scholar<BR/>And I found…<BR/>that nothing in the past is more mysterious<BR/> than the behavior of the present<BR/>As long as this continues <BR/>we will be divided as a nation<BR/><BR/>I used to be discouraged by<BR/>superstitions and quaint notions<BR/>But I have gone away to come back<BR/><BR/>For the ones I left behind.<BR/>For the ones who cannot out.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Thank you,<BR/>MCopper<BR/><BR/>Note: this poem is my writing along with excerpts from different literary works. Enjoy!Morgan-Taylor Copperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04815912424824895867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525737758398554116.post-28464507189140368022007-07-17T21:00:00.000-07:002007-07-17T21:00:00.000-07:00REFA PoemLearning to respect those around you is a...REF<BR/>A Poem<BR/>Learning to respect those around you is an invaluable lesson. But most people do not participate in this simple practice. As a student searching for some form of sanity in this senseless world, I have found that I must ever more decidedly demonstrate my abilities as a scholar, by practicing what I have learned. I used to blindly do what I was told, and practice the biases that I had grown up with. But now, I see the need for change. I want nothing more than to show the respect that has been shown to me. After God only knows how many years of suffering under ignorant perceptions, it is time for a change…in me. I release you, fear, so you can no longer keep me shrouded in the darkness of ignorance, hidden from equality. How can you reform society, and teach respect to others if all you give back is your own image? There is no room for hateful actions or views. Society has quite a load to bear without the additions of new generations. It is a daunting task to teach racial respect to many because the color line thrives, because people who live with it have been desensitized to its significance. I have learned that these issues are the burden of my generation. I used to believe that these issues were not mine, but now it is plain to see that they are. Respect is a home that welcomes everyone. Home isn’t far but it’s not close either.REFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254114733478079453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525737758398554116.post-68573708269189783622007-07-15T12:43:00.000-07:002007-07-15T12:43:00.000-07:00Athens,GA- July 10-12, 2007Not a Ladyhawke, but a ...Athens,GA- July 10-12, 2007<BR/>Not a Ladyhawke, but a Ladyhog!!!<BR/>Imagine my proprietary annoyance as I pulled into my morning parking spot at Wilson's Soul Food Restaurant and found my regular space obscured. “They didn't even have the grace to show their license plate,” I mumbled to myself Tuesday, July 10, 2007. It was an inappropriate thought for two specific reasons. First, it was not my parking lot; I was the recipient of a generous kindness extended to me that saved me the ridiculous parking rates extracted from The University of Georgia Parking Services. Second, Ladyhawke’s inhabitants were unaware that I was on earth, a parking lot hog, or a license plate hawk. <BR/><BR/>Imagine my delight when Ladyhawke moved to the far corner of the lot, and revealed her Pennsylvanian license plate. “Who lives here?” I humbled to myself on Wednesday morning, July 11, 2007. I did not hesitate to interview the shadowy figure within, when I finished teaching my Multicultural Literature class. The voice that answered my greeting materialized as a friendly filmmaker named Jeff Larson. We exchanged cards, he called the same afternoon, and “The Breakfree Project “agreed to perform in my class the following day.<BR/><BR/>Now imagine my students and myself totally engaged in the beautiful melodies of Mavi Graves, Kate Hudson, and Julia Massey. Thank you!<BR/>Love, Peace, Joy…<BR/>maria inez winfieldDoc Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314538810086466343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525737758398554116.post-71505356627592764752007-07-12T08:39:00.000-07:002007-07-12T08:39:00.000-07:00Hi Kids, (cont.) now that I think it might actuall...Hi Kids, (cont.) now that I think it might actually work. What a wonderful thing this is, oh yaa, and the blogging is neat ,too. Kate's dad says," Hey", too. keep up the excellent adventure. Love to each, "m"ap hawthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400101675523382183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525737758398554116.post-2408797187176318982007-07-12T08:35:00.000-07:002007-07-12T08:35:00.000-07:00Hi kids, love,"m"Hi kids, love,"m"ap hawthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400101675523382183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525737758398554116.post-85256157866892495942007-07-10T16:49:00.000-07:002007-07-10T16:49:00.000-07:00NO WAY Josana!! (as you used to say) It's like a p...NO WAY Josana!! (as you used to say) It's like a peanut butter and banana reunion right here on our blog!!! How on earth did you find us!? We were pretty sure that we'd attract all fans of the movie Ladyhawke with this and sure enough it worked! Heh, heh, heh.<BR/>We are in Athens, Georgia now and are having a grand old time. What a friendly, beautiful and smart place, sort of a sister city to beautiful Portland! I'm gonna email and call you too...perhaps a conference call with Ms. Graves! We are just tickled pink to hear from you and could not be more excited at the thought of seeing you in the Northwest! We'll chat soon,<BR/>KatieThe Break Free Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168626179563432656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525737758398554116.post-48705802055616019502007-07-09T22:09:00.000-07:002007-07-09T22:09:00.000-07:00Damnation! Here I is minding my business and surf...Damnation! Here I is minding my business and surfing the ol internets when I spies a couple of lovely young wenches from MY HOME TOWN of Fru-ita CO. Well, I sees that these ladies are galivanting across the country in a RV runnin' off grease from old hippies hair or some such stuff, and I can hardly believes myself. Is that Katie, the same girl I used to swim in the warsh with all naked ( pronounced "neck-id" ) away back when? And is that the Mavourneen that I sat next to in middle school band and passed wind with into our instruments? Well, you've probably guessed by now that this is none other than..................................................................................Sam Ragsdale!! But seriously folks, you are so awesome and you look totally hot in your pictures. If you make it all the way to Portland OR in your greaser mobile give me a call for a good time. I intend to be your #1 blog commenter!! Love and wedgies, Hannah 503-254-4530 nanabe7@yahoo.comHannah Downshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409323015791787733noreply@blogger.com