Everytime I Talk About...

Everytime I Talk About...

Drawing on the poetry of the late poet Lucille Clifton, UNL Poets celebrated the long history of Black poets bringing often uneasy truths to the heart of America.

Curated by Kwame Dawes, the poets, in conversation with music and visual art, performed their own compositions and selections of poems by Lucille Clifton whose words continue to resonate in our culture today. This production premiered in April 2021. 

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This presentation was made possible in part with generous support from the Lied Center’s MOSAIC Circle: Priscilla C. Grew, Dr. Colleen Jones, Cheyenne & Hector Santiago, Rhonda Seacrest and Art & Chris Zygielbaum.

Sponsored by:

Chancellor Ronnie Green
Office of Research & Economic Development
College of Arts and Sciences
Humanities Nebraska
Everytime I Talk About Artists

Show Cast

  • Kwame Dawes
    Curator & Artistic Advisor
    Kwame Dawes
    Curator & Artistic Advisor
  • Mesonjixx
    Musician
    Mesonjixx
    Musician
  • Jamaica Baldwin
    Poet/Performer
    Jamaica Baldwin
    Poet/Performer
  • Chaun Ballard
    Poet/Performer
    Chaun Ballard
    Poet/Performer
  • Tara Ballard
    Poet/Performer
    Tara Ballard
    Poet/Performer
  • Jordan Charlton
    Poet/Performer
    Jordan Charlton
    Poet/Performer
  • Saddiq Dzukogi
    Poet/Performer
    Saddiq Dzukogi
    Poet/Performer
  • Jessica Poli
    Poet/Performer
    Jessica Poli
    Poet/Performer
  • Stacey Waite
    Poet/Performer
    Stacey Waite
    Poet/Performer
  • Bill Stephan
    Executive Producer
    Bill Stephan
    Executive Producer
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    Matthew Boring
    Producer
    Matthew Boring
    Producer
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    Jane Schiermeyer Hansen
    Producer
    Jane Schiermeyer Hansen
    Producer
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  • Chad Haufschild
    Video Director, Third Rail Content
    Chad Haufschild
    Video Director, Third Rail Content
  • Dorothy Booraem
    Video Director, Third Rail Content
    Dorothy Booraem
    Video Director, Third Rail Content
  • Mitch West
    Photographer
    Mitch West
    Photographer

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TARA BALLARD

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Aaron Douglas Artwork

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Surrender, 1926

Flight, 1926

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Defiance, 1926

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Bravado, 1926

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Window Cleaning, 1935

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Artwork Credits

Special Thanks to the Sheldon Museum of Art

Aaron Douglas
Surrender, 1926
Woodcut, Image 8 H x 5 7/16 W in (20.32 H x 13.81 W cm)
Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Olga N. Sheldon Acquisition Trust, U-5512.1.2008

Aaron Douglas
Flight, 1926
Woodcut, Image 7 15/16 H x 5 1/2 W in (20.16 H x 13.97 W cm)
Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Olga N. Sheldon Acquisition Trust, U-5512.2.2008

Aaron Douglas
Defiance, 1926
Woodcut, Image 7 7/8 H x 5 7/16 W in (20.00 H x 13.81 W cm)
Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Olga N. Sheldon Acquisition Trust, U-5512.4.2008

Aaron Douglas
Bravado, 1926
Woodcut, Image 8 H x 5 3/8 W in (20.32 H x 13.65 W cm)
Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Olga N. Sheldon Acquisition Trust, U-5512.3.2008

Aaron Douglas
Window Cleaning, 1935
Oil on canvas, Object 29 1/2 H x 23 3/4 W in (74.93 H x 60.32 W cm) 
Sheldon Museum of Art, Nebraska Art Association Collection, N-40.1936

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Lied Center Production Crew

Jesse Snyder, Director of Production

Jeff Koch, Technical Director

Ted Tipton, Associate Technical Director

John Himmelberger, Stage Lighting & Production Specialist

Mike Doran, Audio and Production Specialist

Mel Rudy, Broadcast Producer

Steven Colonna, IT Director & Camera Operator

Mesonjixx Audio/Video Production Crew:

Jon Oscher

Lindsey Yoneda

Lauren Farris

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Acknowledgements

Lucille Clifton Poetry Read From:

Clifton, Lucille, Kevin Young, Michael S. Glaser, and Toni Morrison. 
The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton, 1965-2010. Rochester, NY: BOA Editions, Ltd., 2012.

Special Thanks: New York Public Library Digital Collections

Aaron Douglas, Aspects of Negro Life, 1934
Oil on canvas
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Art and Artifacts Division, The New York Public Library. New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 1, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/634c59a4-6f99-3618-e040-e00a18...

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