What is your identity?  For many of us this is a loaded – and perhaps very sensitive – question.  Humans construct their individual senses of Self from a myriad of different places and experiences.  We all have very unique feelings about the structure and meaning of a person’s distinctive identity; definitions are hazy at best.  In the case of 21c’s current art exhibition, Cuba Now, the idea of cultural identity takes center stage.

I've been to a handful of film festivals across this fair state over recent years. Most international festivals are great for the diversity of cultures and topics covered in feature-length films. Yet a larger festival like the Louisville International Festival of Film can be daunting, with competing films divided by several venues, spreading over an entire weekend and digging into your wallet.

Reading a play can sometimes amount to a starched, odd experience.  As a reader you are inhaling the bones of imagined action, the skeleton of the movement and dynamic words of the actors on stage.  Sitting alone in a chair digesting directional prompts and character expressions is an entirely different interaction with the story and mood of an on-stage performance.  Humor and body language bring renewed subtly into the dialogue; we realize the vision as a viewer.  Much the same can be true for the work of the poet.  Hearing the words vocalized on stage brings those

Poetry is no longer relegated to that dusty and mysterious side shelf, and no one will be grading your ability to find the meter or rhyme scheme.  Modern poets share their writing and connect with audiences at the popular monthly reading series hosted by Sarabande Books.