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Recent Reviews for Sekou-Ajene Tafari
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The Last Visit to Grandma's (Short Story) - 6/3/2007 7:44:38 AM
I believe if your character is a child, then you should sound just like one. Kudos, Sekou! I enjoyed this.
God bless,
Sandie.
Destined To Meet (Short Story) - 5/17/2007 5:57:52 PM
Very good stuff, thanks!
Destined To Meet (Short Story) - 5/4/2007 12:16:58 PM
Great characterization. Your vivid characterization is what brings this story to life. You captured Sami's edginess, insecurity and almost paranoia very well. Your writing shines with characterization.
God bless,
Sandie.
The Last Visit to Grandma's (Short Story) - 5/4/2007 8:25:36 AM
Yesterday I fellow writer was commenting on this story. He thought it was a great effort and he liked several aspects of the story. He asked me when I had written the work. I told him just recently. He seemed a bit surprised and then moved on to comment about the writing being a bit - 'young'. He said it sounded like the writing of an 11th grader.
Now he wasn't underestimating my writing or my abilities, and he mnade that clear, but that was what he thought.
I was happy. Because that's exactly the person I had in hand/mind. The story was meant to illustrate the detriments of procrastination. I figure one who realises this, would be of a more mature mind, with some amount of wisdom. But becasuse I wanted to portray the immature mind that procrastinates, I wrote in that 'tone'.
I didn't know this was strange practice. I guess I'm not that attached to my stories. It's more about bringing about a message. So the simpliest of persons (intellectually) can read it. Must I always write "great literature"?
Hmmm.. food for my thought...
Destined To Meet (Short Story) - 5/2/2007 3:06:26 PM
Your mother is proud that you have written this beautiful work for film on her birthday.
The Last Visit to Grandma's (Short Story) - 4/13/2007 2:42:03 AM
Sekou,
I have enjoyed discovering your writing. Creativity is a gift that you share so well.
...Michael
How To Make A Coconut Chalice (Article) - 5/18/2008 2:09:59 PM
My homemade chalice was one I modelled after one a friend had bought from a store that imported direct from Jamaica. I had the real deal in front of me so it was pretty easy to make. This article is excellent for someone who doesn't have a model to look at! It's exactly the way I made mine.
I made a kutchie out of red clay without a potting wheel. I simple shaped it by hand and while still wet, stuck it in the stem to make sure it would be a perfect fit with no air leakage. Bake in an oven until hard. It's a little lumpy on the outside and doesn't look as nice as kutchies that have obviously been made by skillful hands, but if you live in an area where you can't purchase one, it works just fine.
Originally the nut I was using started to form miniscule cracks so I covered it with a spray laquer. The one in the picture looks a little shiny but I can't tell if it's been sprayed with anything or not. Maybe the author can give some insight into how to use the nut naturally and keep it from cracking without using any chemicals, but I had no other obvious options. Maybe sanding the inside serves for that purpose? It never occured to me to sand the inside so I skipped that part...
I found that a small nut, long tube, and huge kutchie yield the biggest hits.
Thanks for the excellent article!
-Pavle
Hooray For Writers! (Article) - 4/30/2007 12:17:06 PM
I hope you speak as well as you write because soon you will be in demand for lecture curcuits. Hone yourself for the future manifestations from our Father. Be a very respectable man, your gifts are beyond your writing but you keep writing, indeed.
Who Said Men Can’t Fly (Article) - 4/27/2007 11:28:36 AM
Great article for all those doubting Thomas's
Free Like We Wanna Be (Poetry) - 7/19/2007 7:45:56 PM
Free?
When I die I'll be free
Peace Brother
William
Of Death & Doom (Poetry) - 7/19/2007 7:36:43 PM
I enjoy your style of poetry
Peace
William
Of Death & Doom (Poetry) - 7/15/2007 12:05:04 PM
...and life goes on as change continue to evolve.....
Of Death & Doom (Poetry) - 7/15/2007 4:50:44 AM
Natural beauty=Simple faith=Overcoming crying- {wonderful} <>Ted
Free Like We Wanna Be (Poetry) - 7/13/2007 8:01:21 AM
Spot on, Sekou, especially,
"...personally/i think most of our problems 'lie' in democracy...." TRUTH!
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Free Like We Wanna Be (Poetry) - 7/13/2007 7:52:07 AM
Keep writing...I say.........KEEP WRITING!
Free Like We Wanna Be (Poetry) - 7/13/2007 5:47:22 AM
Contemplatively potent <> Always concerned we should be - -Ted
For Afrika (If We Must Die) (Poetry) - 7/12/2007 9:18:26 AM
I salute this blood boiling write of yours....very inspiratinal and courageous....keep on writing my friend....your words are captivating....love n luck....BHUWAN!!!!
Interview With A Poet (Poetry) - 7/11/2007 7:58:47 AM
Concur with Louisa, Sekou; beautifully, perfectly stated: great poetry is made with words such as these. Well done.
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Interview With A Poet (Poetry) - 7/10/2007 2:18:23 PM
Do you mean: Why am I a Great Poet?
Human Rights Declaration (Poetry) - 7/10/2007 1:24:49 AM
Declarations do help only when people know their rights otherwise it is just mere words written on papers. Great write
Fading Despot (Poetry) - 6/16/2007 1:10:33 PM
Louisa
Fading Despot (Poetry) - 6/16/2007 8:32:50 AM
Excellence in thought provoking lines, Sekou; well done.
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Fading Despot (Poetry) - 6/15/2007 10:21:00 PM
I concur.
Fading Despot (Poetry) - 6/15/2007 6:47:49 PM
Enjoyed,well done...Hugss
Fading Despot (Poetry) - 6/15/2007 11:55:45 AM
I really like this. Very nice....
Rise (Poetry) - 5/11/2007 5:42:30 PM
Love it.
Haiku: Fate By Faith (Poetry) - 5/2/2007 11:08:21 PM
Awwwwwww, such a beautiful photograph! So soothing to the soul!
Be safe,
Karen
Haiku: Fate By Faith (Poetry) - 5/2/2007 4:44:39 PM
This really says alot of survival in your few words of wisdom.
This Shit-stim (System) (Poetry) - 4/27/2007 11:19:38 AM
Sekou-Ajene,
WOW. This is powerful! In this instance, shi seduced him an den holler rape. Sad...but effectively written. Well done! Also like the patois; draws the reader's interest.
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Yours a strong voice: like what you say: tracking you.
Run Away (Poetry) - 4/27/2007 9:52:36 AM
This is a exellent poem InI have create InI own Way/Place so I have somewhere to run away to. Check my site
Haiku: Virginia Tech (Poetry) - 4/21/2007 9:52:44 PM
a well written and unfortunately true piece on the weaknesses in our society.
Haiku: Virginia Tech (Poetry) - 4/21/2007 5:35:15 PM
What goes on in Earth
a reflection of Satan -
O Virginia Tech!
(1 John 5:19)
Haiku: Virginia Tech (Poetry) - 4/19/2007 4:20:07 PM
true indeed ... we are a violent society and this tragic event is a prime example of it ...
Haiku: Virginia Tech (Poetry) - 4/19/2007 1:11:31 PM
We never learn: history keeps repeating its violence; we are going to be our own destruction...heartbreaking!
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. :(
Haiku: Virginia Tech (Poetry) - 4/19/2007 9:10:17 AM
If only some understood there is love in the darkest corners of the universe, perhaps then they could heal?
Haiku: Virginia Tech (Poetry) - 4/19/2007 6:58:03 AM
So true. Scary, isn't it??
A Fool I Was (Poetry) - 4/18/2007 8:50:42 PM
oooh wow. you are amazing with your truth. *snaps and claps*
A Fool I Was (Poetry) - 4/18/2007 8:37:25 PM
Best To Write Get It Out,i.e. I Want To Say How'd You like To Come Live In Los Angelese Sleazy California...Also, If You Are Weak Desire Too Led Around By Anybody Black, White, Brown, Blue Or Green Then You Have Nobody To Blame But Yourself...
In Lieu Of: Only Fool's Never Make Mistakes...
Credit For Not As You Say Being Writer --Not Bad...
TRASK
Haiku: Inside My Head (Poetry) - 4/15/2007 4:07:36 PM
So true. blessin's
cynth'ya
Haiku: Inside My Head (Poetry) - 4/14/2007 9:38:42 AM
Quite an accomplishment to instill such a depth of wisdom in so few short lines.
Aberjhani
Haiku: Inside My Head (Poetry) - 4/13/2007 9:38:35 PM
A free spirit, like the dew on leaves is always mysterious. Enjoyed.
Be safe,
Karen
Haiku: Inside My Head (Poetry) - 4/13/2007 9:11:38 PM
only if your words speak to them first.
Haiku: Inside My Head (Poetry) - 4/13/2007 7:25:46 PM
Wonderful.
Haiku: Misty Morning (Poetry) - 4/13/2007 6:26:29 PM
Love it! Classic, sweet, moody - even without the photo the written word image is clear.
Haiku: Inside My Head (Poetry) - 4/13/2007 5:54:56 PM
Clever! I enjoyed~
Haiku: Misty Morning (Poetry) - 4/12/2007 10:13:05 PM
An excellent Ku ...Sekou
You posted picture was a piece of art within itself
Thanks for sharing
Peace be with you
William
Haiku: Misty Morning (Poetry) - 4/12/2007 5:20:16 PM
Haiku nicely penned.
Dennis
For Me (Poetry) - 4/12/2007 1:45:25 PM
So true my friend....write about what's in your heart to share...the voice within......That is what I embrace.....
Peace,
Bill
For Me (Poetry) - 4/12/2007 7:05:15 AM
You have identified an important rule about writing here -do it for YOU. The Bible also addresses this issue in a straightforward and effective way:
Matthew 7:6
"Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
I like the way you address this subject. Well done!
~Butch
For Me (Poetry) - 4/12/2007 6:03:13 AM
You are a poet true to soul.
I understand completely, I have been told this a few times, by friends who did not write.
I was amused, and bewildered, because I felt I was so clear. Of course I got that impression from people who wrote and read poetry. Two different species lol. Sometimes its fun to write just for yourself, but sharing.........ohhhhhhhhh
fans the ego
ahhh
fans......get it??? phunny
pax A
I Had To Watch Her Die (Poetry) - 4/11/2007 6:25:24 AM
Your writing is outsatnding
though the subject is sad
peace be with you
William
I Had To Watch Her Die (Poetry) - 4/11/2007 5:58:45 AM
This hits so hard, so very poignant and powerful. Outstanding poetry.
Reindeer
I Had To Watch Her Die (Poetry) - 4/11/2007 5:57:15 AM
Please tell me this is fiction...have a feeling it's not. A lot of pain in these lines; powerfully and vividly felt; well penned.
((((HUGS)))) and love, Karla. :(
This Shit-stim (System) (Poetry) - 4/10/2007 6:02:59 PM
Hmm...this is definitely rape from another vantage point, but shows the opposition and defiance that both sides cross when an act of care is turned into an "act."
thanks,
~D.
What Is It You Hate? (Poetry) - 4/10/2007 8:51:14 AM
HEY THIS MYA,
YOU EXPRESS YOURSELF WITH (HOW YOU SAY)SO MUCH FEELING'S, EMOTION'S, AND ORGINALLITY. AND YOUR A GREAT POET. I WOULD LIKE TO READ MORE FROM, AND ABOUT YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BECOMING
ANOTHER INSPIRATION.
Prayer (Poetry) - 4/10/2007 7:10:33 AM
Sekou-Ajene ,
Beautiful prayer Sekou. This is a keeper!
Many blessings,
~Linda
Love (Poetry) - 4/9/2007 8:50:37 PM
Love is....reading your wonderful rendition!
Be safe,
Karen
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