Klin is an insightful interviewer and a marvelous writer. We were
delighted to have the opportunity to publish the interview with Howard
Zinn from Something to Say.--The Bloomsbury Review
The fusion of art and politics is axiomatic in much of the world. In
America, their relationship is erratic. What is art in the service of
social justice? Is an artist obligated to address the political? This
book profiles, in words and photos, disparate creative forces who offer
thoughts on their point of engagement with the political sphere. In the
words of Pete Seeger, art may save the world. Visual arts, dancing,
acting arts, cooking arts. . . . Joe DiMaggio reaching for a fly
ball--that was great dancing!
Profiles in Something to Say:
- The late Howard Zinn
- Pete Seeger
- Yoko Ono
- Screenwriter Ron Nyswaner
- Palestinian American standup comedian Maysoon Zayid
- Poet Quincy Troupe
- Dominican American painter Freddy Rodríguez
- Filmmaker Gini Reticker
- Slowpoke cartoonist Jen Sorensen
- Performance and installation artist Sheryl Oring
- Children's writer Jacqueline Woodson
- Chef and food activist Didi Emmons
- Chinese American poet and art critic John Yau
- Punk-rock activist Franklin Stein of the band Blowback
- Klezmer fiddler Alicia Svigals
Richard Klin's writing has appeared in the Brooklyn Rail,
Forward, The Bloomsbury Review, Parabola, The Rambler, and other
media.
Lily Prince has exhibited in over fifty national and international
exhibitions and has been awarded commissions by numerous hotels and the
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. She is an associate professor of art
at William Paterson University. Her work has appeared in The New York
Times, New York Magazine, Newark Star-Ledger, New American
Paintings, San Francisco Weekly, and other media.
