“The job of art is to turn time into things.” (Robert Genn) Summer is my favorite time of year! I’m a “summer” person! Oh, the other seasons are nice and all. Each has its own unique expression. But, for me, you can’t beat the full complement of experience packed into a perfect summer day. For me, summer is a special type of color that seems to stretch from June to August. And summer days are filled with a seemingly endless...
Creativity is an urge, I believe, and one we’re all born with. This urge can get directed in different ways, from cooking to construction to creating a business. In some people, this urge is expressed through art. Regardless of the way it’s expressed, however, what can’t be denied is its need for expression. Often the form of expression is part of the creativity itself. Maurice Greenia, Jr. responds to this creative urge in various ways: from writing, to drawing, to...
The University of Detroit produced a number of student publications outside of the student newspapers such as the Tamarack and Varsity News. Some of the more creative writings have been published in SIC and Dichotomy, which you can see on our Special Collections page, but there were others such as Moonshadow. Moonshadow was open to contributions from any and all writers. Poetry, short stories and essays could be submitted to the University of Detroit, Black Studies Department. In this particular...
