Who is Visiting WOI and Why?
Once in a while I check traffic statistics to my blogs, particularly this one, which is my favorite. And on some days I wake up and there have already been 300 or 400+ visits, signalling a day that may end with over 800 or more. So then I check why such a surge and I click on the traffic source tab, which shows me the source websites and search engine key words. It's the latter I always find interesting, and worth blogging about. It shows what key words brought the traffic to my blog, gives me an idea of what people are looking for.
In the past there have been key words like "the rise of Petina Gappah", "Marechera and Zimbabwean literature", "Interesting characters in African literature," and sometimes just "Emmanuel Sigauke". Today's list is longer, and here it is:
black history month event ideas
shona literature novels
abigail george poetry
alice laplante, method and madness
beautifull girl south african poem
black history month events ideas
black history performance ideas
forever young ideas
imitating the style of writing of binyavanga wainana
lumina literary agency short story
It makes sense that people are looking for information on Black History Month. I am going to host two events myself, one at the Sacramento Poetry Center (February 13) and the other at Cosumnes River College (February 14); something I usually publicize as "Black History Month Events, Back to Back". The readings are popular as I usually work with some of the best poets in the Sacramento area, VS Chochezi, Terry Moore, Malik Moore, NSAA, Immobeme and many others. It always an honor bringing poets to both the SPC and CRC, and to introduce them to eager audiences. The CRC attendence sometimes reaches north of the 300s, and I know some are there as classes, are on extra credit or extra-curriculum projects, but the value is what they get out of the performances, that which enriches their experiences in the world of art. So yes, it makes sense that people are looking for these events, which also qualify as beautiful entertainment.
I see there has been a search on "imitating the style of writing of Binyavanga Wainaina". That's a huge compliment to Binyavanga, but also a great way to exemplify that writing relies on influence from others and that sometimes writers deliberately imitate others in order to discover their own voices. Not only that; sometimes they seek to parody styles they admire. In the mix of literary production, it all makes sense. And what a choice: reviews are raving about how stylish Binyavanga is in his prose.
"Shona Literature novels". It's interesting to note that someone out there is looking for these, a whole literature a lot of readers don't know exist because of language, but someone is looking. These creatures, Shona novels, need a bigger readership, so it's great to know that there organizations in places like the UK and ....the UK, which order and sell or distribute Shona and Ndebele novels, and I read somewhere that a school was going to be started in the UK, a school that teaches things in Shona and Ndebele and English, a school that teaches Zimbabwean things. People around me here in Sacramento have begun to express a wish that one day someone like me (because of how I always talk about books and language) should be part of a program that starts somethng that educates children of Zimbabweans, educate them on Zim culture, the languages, etc...because the communities are growing, and soon Sadza Restaurants may need to sprout in these places. Interesting, all interesting.
See the search on South African poetry? That's very good, and I like how it connects with a search for Abigail George, a South African poet who is passionate about African literature, who recommends laying your hands on any African books, whose worldview is centered in the African world she writes about. She is the founder of Drum Beat media, which has a page on Facebook, and they have announced that they are starting a journal of African writing; we need more of these.
Search engine terms; they really give you ideas to blog about. Keep them coming.
In the past there have been key words like "the rise of Petina Gappah", "Marechera and Zimbabwean literature", "Interesting characters in African literature," and sometimes just "Emmanuel Sigauke". Today's list is longer, and here it is:
black history month event ideas
shona literature novels
abigail george poetry
alice laplante, method and madness
beautifull girl south african poem
black history month events ideas
black history performance ideas
forever young ideas
imitating the style of writing of binyavanga wainana
lumina literary agency short story
It makes sense that people are looking for information on Black History Month. I am going to host two events myself, one at the Sacramento Poetry Center (February 13) and the other at Cosumnes River College (February 14); something I usually publicize as "Black History Month Events, Back to Back". The readings are popular as I usually work with some of the best poets in the Sacramento area, VS Chochezi, Terry Moore, Malik Moore, NSAA, Immobeme and many others. It always an honor bringing poets to both the SPC and CRC, and to introduce them to eager audiences. The CRC attendence sometimes reaches north of the 300s, and I know some are there as classes, are on extra credit or extra-curriculum projects, but the value is what they get out of the performances, that which enriches their experiences in the world of art. So yes, it makes sense that people are looking for these events, which also qualify as beautiful entertainment.
I see there has been a search on "imitating the style of writing of Binyavanga Wainaina". That's a huge compliment to Binyavanga, but also a great way to exemplify that writing relies on influence from others and that sometimes writers deliberately imitate others in order to discover their own voices. Not only that; sometimes they seek to parody styles they admire. In the mix of literary production, it all makes sense. And what a choice: reviews are raving about how stylish Binyavanga is in his prose.
"Shona Literature novels". It's interesting to note that someone out there is looking for these, a whole literature a lot of readers don't know exist because of language, but someone is looking. These creatures, Shona novels, need a bigger readership, so it's great to know that there organizations in places like the UK and ....the UK, which order and sell or distribute Shona and Ndebele novels, and I read somewhere that a school was going to be started in the UK, a school that teaches things in Shona and Ndebele and English, a school that teaches Zimbabwean things. People around me here in Sacramento have begun to express a wish that one day someone like me (because of how I always talk about books and language) should be part of a program that starts somethng that educates children of Zimbabweans, educate them on Zim culture, the languages, etc...because the communities are growing, and soon Sadza Restaurants may need to sprout in these places. Interesting, all interesting.
See the search on South African poetry? That's very good, and I like how it connects with a search for Abigail George, a South African poet who is passionate about African literature, who recommends laying your hands on any African books, whose worldview is centered in the African world she writes about. She is the founder of Drum Beat media, which has a page on Facebook, and they have announced that they are starting a journal of African writing; we need more of these.
Search engine terms; they really give you ideas to blog about. Keep them coming.
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