Buddy Hannah and Kathy Purnell
Recorded
July 21, 2023
Archived
July 21, 2023
41:28 minutes
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Id:
mby022907
Description
Kathy Purnell (54) interviews colleague Buddy Hannah (74) about his life and work in the arts, particularly his approach to building and celebrating community through this work.Subject Log / Time Code
Kathy Purnell (KP) elaborates on why she feels that Buddy Hannah's (BH) art is both self-expressive and community-focused.
BH remembers growing up in Miami, Florida and Louisville, Georgia, and his experience going to live with his grandparents on their farm in Georgia.
BH talks about life in Louisville and attending an all-Black school during segregation.
BH describes how he decided to move to Kalamazoo, Michigan.
BH talks about getting drafted into the Vietnam War and deciding to get married before he left.
BH explains how he started writing while in Vietnam and developed an interest in writing poetry.
KP asks BH about his project Eastside Voices, which engages local youth to record oral histories in their community.
BH shares his early memories of the Eastside neighborhood in Kalamazoo.
BH talks about his radio show, "Talk It Up".
BH reflects on how he has been able to venture into so many different projects and art forms in his life.
Participants
- Buddy Hannah
- Kathy Purnell