"There is a scream that occurs when you are left out of something." This is just one line from Imani Tolliver's poem, "The Fire This Time." Christopher Sprinkle has backed Tolliver's powerful, personal words with compelling music that takes the listener back to the time of the 1991 LA riots. As one who only read about and watched and listened to the news reports about the riots, this poem drew me in and I got to hear about that time from someone who was there and experienced it. Poetry can say things in a way that other forms of communication cannot and Ms. Tolliver uses her words well. This is an excellent, thought-provoking piece. It would work well during National Poetry Month; it would work well at any time of the year. It should have an audience.
Review of The Fire This Time
Deborah Astley
Posted on March 27, 2005 at 06:41 AM
"There is a scream that occurs when you are left out of something." This is just one line from Imani Tolliver's poem, "The Fire This Time." Christopher Sprinkle has backed Tolliver's powerful, personal words with compelling music that takes the listener back to the time of the 1991 LA riots. As one who only read about and watched and listened to the news reports about the riots, this poem drew me in and I got to hear about that time from someone who was there and experienced it. Poetry can say things in a way that other forms of communication cannot and Ms. Tolliver uses her words well. This is an excellent, thought-provoking piece. It would work well during National Poetry Month; it would work well at any time of the year. It should have an audience.