Kola articles from March 1999

Kola archives from March 1999

Editorial.
March 22, 1999... KOLA has just passed its tenth year of publication and the editors would like to see it become an institution. It is one of the few literary magazines that deals mainly with black subject matter and the only black literary magazine published in...

You're never going to get it.(Short Story)
March 22, 1999... Ibrahim walked through the door of the bar, a black beret pulled over his forehead. His frame was stooped, his face emaciated, and his mouth toothless. "How are things going tonight, my friend?" Ibrahim asked. The black leather jacket...

The subway ride.(Short Story)
March 22, 1999... As soon as the subway pulled out of the tunnel into the late afternoon light, Toya was sorry she consented to the interview. Even though there weren't any incidents in the Pelham Bay section of this white working class neighborhood, it was a...

Honored by Montreal Black Theatre Workshop.
March 22, 1999... For the past thirteen years, The Black Theatre Workshop of Montreal has been honoring individuals for their contribution to the development of the African-Canadian presence. The event was held at the Omni Hotel, known for its ambiance. My...

Movin Fo'Wad. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... Movin Fo'Wad We ridin' at the back a tha bus ain't nobuddy carin' 'bout us it's bin that way since tha startin' day an' we toll not ta raise no fuss. Well we jus' ain't gut use ta it yet tha shame we won't evah f'get they...

Round-Table Talk. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... Round-Table Talk Eurocentric discourse: Finances, Resources, and Power Afrocentric dialogue: Nutrition, Education, And Freedom. Unicentric exchange: Truth, Trust, and...

Raison D'etre. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... Raison D'etre 'Tis our right' to trod in public place, judge you not 'our presence mal intent, who casts remarks disparaging and in vain, grave implications rise 'mid heat and froth. 'Tis our will to raise the status quo,...

Box me a tune - George Dixon. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... Box me a tune - George Dixon Box me a tune, "Little Chocolate" come box me a boxer's tune So box me a hook; then box me a jab; now box me a hook-off-of-a-jab. Go biff go bam, go buff, go bam, go biff-bam-bam-bam! Box me a...

African Petition (1792). (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... African Petition (1792) The rains is now set in. The times is not as it was. We is bearing Hardships long as pines- All white whips which you Doing to us here since we been... And loving. Honest eyes can testify we is Bitterly...

Antiphony. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... Antiphony For Austin Clarke Those white-dusted black men who saw gypsum Choke off roses could not, would not, have known Teacher-chalked glories of Wordsworth or Yeats, Or how a boy could kneel before Hopkins, Chanting him...

Personal. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... Personal Attractive single black female. Ottawa area, 5'6", mid 30s, financially independent, with strong Christian values, looking for a classy, educated, serious, and financially secure professional male with high aspirations,...

Bio: Black Baptist I Bastard. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... Bio: Black Baptist I Bastard For Dionne Brand History fell upon us like the lash. (I am not rash.) Black Baptists wept out prayers-Passion-to hector tar into nectar, To harvest undeniable honey, But our scorched eyes were...

In Time. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... In Time In time you realize it's not only the thought that counts And a word hurts much more than a stick or stone In time you realize that love takes more than time And even with someone, sometimes you are all alone In time...

True Sensuality. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... True Sensuality (A Muslim Woman Speaks: Sister to Sister) Ya'll all trip me out Why am I always left out Me? I doubt That with-out A man ...

When Children Cry. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... When Children Cry In the richest land on earth you can always have your dream You can have it all, or at least that's the way it may seem But growing up, I soon learned most times it ends right there A dream, a thought, then...

Speaking Of My Culture. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... Speaking Of My Culture When you speak of my culture Are you speaking about A medium for microbial growth Are you speaking about A way of life ...

The More Things Change. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... The More Things Change The chattel removed Great change! Form without substance Very little transformation The more things change The more they remain the...

A Lovely Corpse. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... A Lovely Corpse Happy days have come and gone Nebulous clouds dark-blue Dried grasses now green And things brown now white The past was And now I am...

Tell Me. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... Tell Me How is a person to know, if there is no one there to tell them how? How is a person to be heard, when everyone else is screaming? How is a person to laugh, when everyone else is crying? How is person to see, in...

Super Model. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... Super Model The mascara on my face is always running. The reason is 'cause I'm always crying. I try to act calm, but inside I'm denying- the obvious truth is that I'm still dying. My feet hurt, 'cause I'm always...

"The Gateway Diner". (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... "The Gateway Diner" Stuck in a bus worried and cold Packed full of people yet we're alone Left the big apple hours ago, but we're still in the states 'bout seven hours from home. Got no money got no food, two of us...

Tumor. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... Tumor There are too many words that have been left unspoken. Like a prize to be won, like a medal or a token. On the outside I'm calm, but my heart is racing. I want to sit down and yet I am pacing. Why is it that I can't sit...

Awakening. (Poetry).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... Awakening It's as if a veil's been lifted and my soul is finally gifted with new purpose and new zeal; life's taken on a new appeal. For so long I've been denying the obvious truth and I've been lying- to myself and to my...

4th Annual Canadian League of Black Artists' Poetry Competition Winners.(Brief Article)
March 22, 1999... David Woods of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Our 1997-98 first prize winner for his poem, 'The Love Song of Gottingen Street.' David Woods is a poet, playwright and painter. He is very active in the cultural life of Nova Scotia. He...

The Love Song of Gottingen Street. (4th Annual Poetry Competition Winners).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... The Love Song of Gottingen Street David Woods Here, Own me, Be my cross-- My country-- I will have no passion No lover-- except you. Your black loins, Your handsome princes, Your beautiful melodies. I will be your...

Company. (4th Annual Poetry Competition Winners).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... Company British Columbia, 1858. this land is the company's own ed, paid for. I wander it. prospecting, guessing, divining ground, counting days till this transforms to home. in my holy ghostly breath, I whisper...

Out of Sight. (4th Annual Poetry Competition Winners).(Poem)
March 22, 1999... Out of Sight In the wee hours of the night I hear your rhythmic breathing. Feel your quiet strength beside me. Your scent in my nostrils. I fall happily back to sleep. Eyes open, I am alone in a kind-sized bed....

Self-discovery and the quest for an aesthetic; The emergence of Black Canadian Literature: 1975 towards the Millennium.
March 22, 1999... The following is a short history on the evolution of black Canadian literature, my quest for an aesthetic and an identity as an artist in contemporary Canada during the latter part of the twentieth century. Though reference is made to many...

diss/ed banded nation. (Book Reviews).
March 22, 1999... David Nandi Odhiambo Polestar Book Publishers, Vancouver diss/ed banded nation is Kenyan-born Canadian author David Nandi Odhiambo's first novel. As Anna says, 'trust one small step...forward' and you enter the world of David Nandi...

There Were Times When I thought I Was Crazy: A Black Woman's Story of Incest. (Book Reviews).
March 22, 1999... Vanessa Alleyne Sister Vision, Montreal June Alleyne, the mother of Vanessa, succeeds in having her two children from two previous relations come to Canada to be with her. Vanessa, the first child, was born when June was still a teenager....