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In his author's note, Laban Carrick Hill explains his purpose for writing the biography Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave. Hill became fascinated by an image of a pot that had a poem inscribed on its surface. He researched the potter and wrote this book "to celebrate Dave's life and art." I was intrigued by Hill's use of a poem for the format of the biography. Hill carefully explains the process of throwing a pot on a potter's wheel, and the double spread illustrations bring this process to life before my eyes. With minimal use of words, the author recounts a very creative man's life story. "But before the jar completely hardened, Dave picked up a stick and wrote to let us know that he was here." Dave wrote on his jar this poem, "I wonder where is all my relation friendship to all- and, every nation"

2022-10-29 03:52