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ALT Dolor I have known the inexorable sadness of pencils, Neat in their boxes, dolor of pad and paper-weight, All the misery of manilla folders and mucilage, Desolation in immaculate public places, Lonely reception room, lavatory, switchboard, The unalterable pathos of basin and pitcher, Ritual of multigraph, paper-clip, comma, Endless duplication of lives and objects. And I have seen dust from the walls of institutions, Finer than flour, alive, more dangerous than silica, Sift, almost invisible, through long afternoons of tedium, Dropping a fine film on nails and delicate eyebrows, Glazing the pale hair, the duplicate grey standard faces.
ALT In this black-and-white photograph, Toi Derricotte, co-founder of Cave Canem, and Nikki Giovanni, activist, poet, and long-time friend of the organization, walk at night on the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg campus during Cave Canem's 2012 Retreat. Toi Derricotte wears a floral skirt, white top, and floral handbag while Nikki Giovanni wears a plaid top, striped handbag, and white trousers.
ALT In this black-and-white photograph, Dante Micheaux, the Artistic Director of Cave Canem, poses with Nikki Giovanni, activist, poet and long-time friend of the organization at night on the University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg campus. Dante Micheaux wears a white button up and dark colored tie. Nikki Giovanni wears a plaid top and metal-rimmed glasses on her head. A woman stands in the foreground.
