BLINK YOUR EYES Sekou Sundiata Revisited
"This catalog is a Shout-Out"... And so begins a 153-page beautifully illustrated catalog that captures the stories, words and works of Sekou Sundiata, poet, performer and activist. The catalog was created to accompany and amplify "Blink Your Eyes: Sekou Sundiata Revisited"- a seven-month NYC-wide retrospective that brings together a consortium project of 21 organizations and venues citywide). It captures the essence of Sekou and invites readers, those familiar with his works and those new to his words, to feel his love for one’s community, a passion for real democracy and social justice, and a vision for a better world. The Catalog includes more than a dozen poems, journal entries and memoir excerpts written by Sundiata, commissioned essays by Jane Lazarre and Greg Tate, commissioned poem by Kimiko Hahn, a eulogy by Amiri Baraka and an illustrated timeline and testaments compiled by Talvin Wilks.