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GOD IS …
Posted on January 26, 2020 Leave a Comment
GOD IS … I thought to myself “What is god?” Knowing within myself none could say for sure “Who is god?” And like many who have gone before I am allowed to write and record a concept a precept in pursuit of an answer to the question. I thought to myself […]
59th – 60th ALL THAT I AM: Nomenclature and Identity
Posted on December 3, 2018 1 Comment
I’ve been on a voyage of discovery in the run-up to my 59th Birth Date Anniversary, or my 60th birth date when I count the day I was born as the first. I’ve been musing on identity, and researching my name to see what insights a nomenclature approach may offer – the process has been quite […]
Hurt Musings on Civilisation
Posted on April 8, 2018 Leave a Comment
I’ve been watching some of the BBC documentary ‘Civilisations’, an ambitious production featuring prominent academics examining the history of human societies and the impact of art and culture. CIVILISATIONS_ could be said to be semantics, but I think the BBC would have been better off and accurate calling the programme series ‘A History of Art […]
58th Birthdate Anniversary
Posted on December 3, 2017 1 Comment
My birthday is coming up soon, I’ve been preparing to celebrate – I believe #preparation is a good thing to do, by reflecting on how I’ve been feeling, what I’ve been producing. This year has been one for a proliferation of creative outpourings, of expressive energy, getting things in to, and out of my system. […]
The Darkness Anthology – 2nd edition
Posted on November 2, 2017 1 Comment
Artist, poet, believer in social justice, my visual and literary work reflects upon life, the human condition, and triumph over adversity, from a black woman’s perspective. Born, bred, and based in Brixton south London, a lover of the arts with a lifelong interest in creative expression, self-published my first book ‘EVOLUTION – a collection of […]
Selections from My Green Phase
Posted on October 30, 2017 Leave a Comment
A selection of new artwork, and a curation of poetry to enhance the visual experience currently available to view on my Facebook page #selectionsfrommygreenphase http://www.facebook.com/evolutioncollection SELECTIONS FROM MY GREEN PHASE (2 of 5) Artwork: ‘Carbon Footprint’ Poetry: #sadstoriesinthrees #mamacrymamacry #participate EVOLUTION – a collection of paintings poetry and prose’ #evolutioncollection Cynthia Antoinette Roomes ©
Sad Stories in Threes
Posted on February 7, 2017 Leave a Comment
As a member of a number of social networks, I am particularly fond of LinkedIn where I take part in homepage discussions from time to time. One of my favourite exercises involved a response to a ‘set task’ – to write a sad story in three words. I found this fascinating. I had previously come […]
57th Birthdate Anniversary
Posted on December 6, 2016 1 Comment
I’ve already received gifts and greetings and a recommendation to go ahead and spoil myself and eat chocolate cake for my birthday. I’m happy about that, I feel vindicated. Well, what can I say, 2016 has been an interesting year, so fast and so furious I’ve been left gob smacked by the global changing moods […]
Reading at Brixton BookJam
Posted on December 2, 2016 Leave a Comment
Born, bred, and based in Brixton, I am a lover of the arts with a lifelong interest in and passion for creative expression – helps to soothe my troubled mind… Artist, poet, believer in social justice, I have spent more than 30 years working for and behalf of local communities with a sharp eyed focus […]
Darkness Revisited
Posted on November 30, 2016 Leave a Comment
In this post I am considering darkness, and the profound experiences I have had relating to murder and the death of neighbours and loved ones. Quite a few of these have occurred in my lifetime, these are the low-lights: An aunt murdered in Jamaica, I heard that the criminals cut off her finger to steal […]
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