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Placemaking US: Bazaar Talk - A Dialog on Race & Place
In the bazaar of herbs and potions
don't wander aimlessly
find the shop with a potion that is sweet
~Rumi in Rumi: Hidden Music
Sometimes called “a city within another'', the bazaar is a maze of lanes, madrasas, caravanserais, and timchehs (domed halls or arcaded…
Placemaking US: Porch Talk- A Dialog On Race & Place
Doctoral Student, Laura McTighe wrote:
“Front porches are interstitial spaces, between home and street, between public and private. Black women have been building community and sharing truths there for generations.”
Latino Urbanist, James Rojas wrote:
“The f…
Placemaking US: Plaza Talk - A Dialog On Race & Place
You leave us singing
in the small plaza.
Light of the stream, and
calm of the fountain!
Ballad of the Small Plaza by Federico García Lorca
(Translation Michael Leigh, Poem Written by Alejandro Cheirif
Latinos are transforming the US landscape. How then a…
Placemaking US: Cemetery Talk - A Dialog On Race & Place
when i go from this place
dress the porch with garlands
as you would for a wedding day my dear
pull the people from their homes
and dance in the streets
when death arrives
like a bride at the aisle
send me off in my brightest clothing
serve ice cream with rose petals to o…
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Placemaking US: Bazaar Talk- A Dialog On Race & Place
In the bazaar of herbs and potions don't wander aimlessly find the shop with a potion that is sweet ~Rumi in Rumi: Hidden Music
