Babs Reingold and Mphutlane wa Bofelo Fall/Winter 2024 issue “Evergreen Review”
I’m honored to have my drawings featured with poems by Mphutlane wa Bofelo in the Fall/Winter 2024 issue of The Evergreen Review
Special thanks to Joy Garnett for selecting my drawings
Mphutlane wa Bofelo
“River to the River”
you are a river
i am the surface you flow on,
the cave inside which you drift;
the wetland you flow into.
in dire times,
i’ll be another river,
to save you from the anti-climax;
of running dry at the end of your course.
Mphutlane wa Bofelo
Mphutlane wa Bofelo is a South African poet, essayist, playwright and political theorist whose work draws on sufism, socialist humanism, and Black Consciousness. His published works are Transitions: From Post-colonial illusions to Decoloniality, The Way of Love, Bluesology and Bofelosophy, ‘The Heart’s Interpreter, The River that returns to me, The Journey Within : Ramadaan Reflections and letter to Abu Dhar,
and ‘Remembrance and Salutations.
Babs Reingold
Venezuela-born American artist Babs Reingold (MFA, SUNY Buffalo; BFA, Cleveland Institute of Art) creates sculptures, drawings, and installations that focus on poverty and the environment. Reingold’s exhibition history includes museums, universities, and galleries in New York, Los Angeles, Jersey City, Buffalo (NY), St. Petersburg (FL), Atlanta, and Savannah (GA). Her work resides in the collections of the Newark Museum; Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg; and the Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo. Among her numerous awards are a Florida State Visual Artist Fellowship and a residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts.
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