The Reality of the Unexpected
Time is fleeting.
Time has the universal potential to cement certain events and experiences in our memory bank; embolden activities in a contemporary moment for later recall and reflection, and deeply embed unexpected experiences in our consciousness that becomes those enmeshed and cherished memories.
The club was in Rochester, NY. The name
escapes recall. It was a dual art exhibition where the art was complemented by
a spoken word piece that transformed the visual image to an outburst of fiery
and nuanced words that bore deeply into one’s consciousness. And there was the esteemed
leader of diverse, prolific wordsmiths whose poetry, literary delivery and
powerful, un-stylized performance galvanized the audience.
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| Lu Highsmith (photo provided) |
Lu Highsmith is at the core of a literary hurricane. She rests in the center of an humanistic enclave where brilliance comfortably is adjacent to a certain calmness as the outer whirlwinds spin in a pre-ordained state of magnificence and power. To hear her words is to know who she is as a person and creative powerhouse. What else is there to say?
Ms. Highsmith has published extensively over the
past 25 years and been featured in Western and Northern NYS newspapers. Highsmith,
a Rochester, NY native is a poet, writer, publisher, promoter, spoken artist
and designated Slam Master for Rochester’s first adult slam team, Roc Bottom
Slam Poets. Lu has published two books of poetry, "Vicissitudes: The Ups
and Downs of Life" in 2008 and "Ascension into Love" in 2010. No
matter which genre she chooses to exhibit her creativity, each platform has
been reflective of her passion for spirituality, sensuality, and social
consciousness.
Lu has performed at festivals, coffee
houses, art galleries, and community events throughout Rochester, Syracuse,
Buffalo, Albany, Atlanta, and Toronto. She co-hosted the successful
"Flowetic Rhythms" Open Mic @ Gallery One for 10 years. In October
2012, Lu joined forces with her Grammy-nominated musician/composer husband,
Jimmie Highsmith Jr. on her first spoken word CD entitled “Ascension.” Most
recently, Highsmith became a member of the Black women’s writing collective,
“We All Write” performing in the 2018 Rochester Fringe Festival and 2019
Women’s Convention in Seneca Falls, NY. Her poems have been published in the
“Colors of Light” anthology, “Simpatico on the Road,” the novel, Win-Win,
and cited in the Baptist Peacekeepers quarterly. Highsmith was awarded
the “Big Pencil” award from Writers & Books in 2018 for inspiring the
creation and appreciation of literature among young people in the Rochester
community. For further information, please visit www.lucreations.net
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