Fiyawata planting seeds. photo by EKAphotography
It was inevitable, perhaps, that hip-hop would join the burgeoning green movement - and no, we're not just talking about smoking "trees." Community-oriented activism has long been associated with the local rap scene, and with the Communitree Festival, those efforts have taken on an eco-friendly, sustainable tone.The Festival--billed as an "arts, ecology and healing movement for community empowerment," with proceeds benefiting Art in Ac
Dreamer: Aya De LeonDid you know April is National Poetry Month? Though most of us are capable of writing Really Bad Poetry if we try hard enough (or are drunk enough), writing Really Good Poetry is a lot harder than it seems. Not only does one have to know the difference between a sonnet and a bonnet, alliteration and inspiration, and adjectives and superlatives, but today's most awesomest poets aren't stereotypical, intellectually-pretentious nerds who spend most of their lives in some corner