{"product_id":"the-griots-storybook-patricia-g-smart-9798371779854","title":"The Griots' Storybook: An Anthology of Black Storytelling","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis anthology is a literary journey from members of the Griots' Circle of Maryland, Inc. There are so many outstanding storytellers within the organization who perform exceptional stories and poems and follow in the tradition of African griots who are storytellers, historians and musicians. The members' original writings are compiled in this storybook and their works add to our black cultural legacy. The stories and poems celebrate our historical love, joy, pain, disappointment, and life lessons.\u003cbr\u003eThis volume is also an introduction to the the founder of the Griots' Circle of Maryland, Mary Carter Smith, and the co-founders of the National Association of Black Storytellers, Mary Carter Smith and Linda Goss. These storytelling leaders trained many of the writers who contributed essays, stories, poems, proverbs, history of griots, interviews about Black storytelling and quotes from our cultural heritage.\u003cbr\u003eReaders will enjoy the works of many renowned storytellers and authors who have contributed to this book. Linda Goss is an outstanding storyteller, author and recipient of the National Heritage Fellowship award in African American Storytelling from the National Endowment for the Arts. Janice Curtis Greene is the official griot of Maryland. Akbar Imhotep was a recipient of the Zora Neale Hurston Award. Dr. Caroliese Frink Reed, Phd is a storyteller and scholar of African American studies and African storytelling traditions.\u003cbr\u003eThe writings in this collection have a foundation in Black culture. There are story poems that highlight Brer Rabbit, Anansi the Spider and the Cajun culture of Louisiana. Some others celebrate outstanding Black leaders with poetry based on Black spirituals and the rhythms of Paul Laurence Dunbar's dialect poems.\u003cbr\u003eThe resources in this collection include Afrocentric book stores' information, literary suggestions, libation statements, cultural recipes and words of wisdom from the African diaspora.. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia G. Smart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798371779854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.42d","brand":"Patricia G. Smart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440470995199,"sku":"9798371779854","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_75634e59-57e8-4063-a459-a648e1554a8f.jpg?v=1777182651","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-griots-storybook-patricia-g-smart-9798371779854","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}