tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719088411467480634.post489520498610294510..comments2009-02-24T14:38:45.686-08:00Comments on Musings: What Did You Read Over Thanksgiving Weekend?Muserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15537032477829455934noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719088411467480634.post-40600721769463741312008-12-12T07:03:00.000-08:002008-12-12T07:03:00.000-08:00Oddly enough, I was also reading about a writer's ...Oddly enough, I was also reading about a writer's attempt to confront her family's slave-owning history, in the form of poetry: J.P. writer Catherine Sasanov, who recently appeared at a JP Forum event featuring local writers, has written a chapbook called "Tara," and is now seeking a publisher for a full-length collection of poems entitled "Had Slaves." Her poetry is powerful and unflinching--highly recommended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719088411467480634.post-23081079614911182622008-12-11T09:48:00.000-08:002008-12-11T09:48:00.000-08:00I was reading "Slaves in the Family," a fabulous a...I was reading "Slaves in the Family," a fabulous account by Edward Ball of his ancestors' slave-owning ways. Ball traces descendants of some of the slaves his family owned. It was an amazing piece of research.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719088411467480634.post-60092560301692539142008-12-11T08:47:00.000-08:002008-12-11T08:47:00.000-08:00I was reading Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao for...I was reading Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao for bookgroup. Great read!<BR/>-RebekahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com