Now and then, in the day-to-day, you will find yourself engrossed in something when an idea for something quite different comes to your mind like a light turning on. Just this week, for example, I found myself caught up watching an absorbing online post from Maya Trotz of a speech by Brian Meeks in which he dealt with the intricacies of the Grenada Revolution in the time of Maurice Bishop. For those who may not be familiar with his work, Brian Meeks is a Caribbean poet and academic from Jamaica. He is Professor of Africana Studies and Chair of the Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre Department at Brown University, and while I was aware of his reputation this was the first time I heard him speak, and I was entranced. Mr. Meeks was at ease with a very complex and very nuanced subject, moving fluidly from one aspect to another while still staying with the core of the topic with which he was clearly familiar. It was an engrossing presentation and his grasp of the complexities he was discussing was impressive.
