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(Not) Climbing Bryan’s Mountain – 2021

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Richard Guzman

Every summer I post an excerpt of a journal I keep called Climbing Bryan’s Mountain.  But climbing the mountain most people call Bell Rock has been harder the last three years.  My first climb was delayed by weeks because of, … Continue reading →

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“Lift Every Voice:” Juneteenth, 2021

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Richard Guzman

This article on Juneteenth 2021 is the Lead Post on a series of articles and videos on Juneteenth.  Read and watch about Juneteenth 2022, 2023, and 2024.   The VIDEO below shows the singing of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”—the … Continue reading →

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IZ (“Traces”): A Poem for the Uighurs

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Richard Guzman

In 2006 I spent six weeks as a scholar/student at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, in a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar.  It was my second time at Manoa, my first being in 2001.  Linda visited for a couple … Continue reading →

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