Nina Simone – shannon p. laws

Writer’s Shout Out

Earlier this month Rena Priest, a poet, writer, producer and community activist, interviewed me for her new radio program “Writer’s Shout Out”. Her one-hour interview program takes a look at the life of a writer and the things that inspire them. This program aired on the non-profit, community station KZAX-LP FM 94.9 last week. It wasContinueContinue reading “Writer’s Shout Out”

Song: Suzanne

Songs are poems. Poems are songs. This one to me is sung best by Nina Simone.Hylas and the NymphsJohn William Waterhouse, 1896 Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river You can hear the boats go by You can spend the night beside her And you know that she’s half crazy But that’s whyContinueContinue reading “Song: Suzanne”