Home > Resources for Life > Gloria's Favorites

Gloria's Favorites

Take a moment to explore just a few of the resources Gloria relies on to refresh her soul and empower her mind:

Peter Block, renowned author and consultant, is a champion for empowerment, stewardship, chosen accountability, and the reconciliation of community in our work places and our neighborhoods. www.peterblock.com

Cave Canem is committed to the discovery and cultivation of new voices in African-American poetry. Cave Canem's Gathering Ground tenth-anniversary anthology celebrates the glorious spectrum of African-American voices. Available now at www.amazon.com and www.cavecanempoets.org

Dubbed “poetry heaven,” The Dodge Poetry Festival is dedicated to refreshing K-12 teachers, who generously devote their energy and time to encourage others, and to immersing students in the life-giving waters of poetry. www.grdodge.org/poetry/

Sweet Honey in the Rock is an experience, a force, a septet of powerful voices combined with hand percussion instruments, to move, encourage, and sing the praises of love, activism, and social change. www.sweethoney.com

The West Coast’s largest celebration of poetry and poets, The Skagit River Poetry Festival is the capstone event to the year-long Skagit River Poetry Project, which features numerous appearances by poets in classrooms throughout rural Skagit County to work one-on-one with students and teachers. www.skagitriverpoetry.org/poetry

Tina Allen is an internationally renowned sculptor and painter, and an awe-inspiring woman. In Tina’s hands, bronze is transmuted into the noblest expressions of the human spirit. Her creations appear in some of the most prestigious galleries in the U.S. and abroad. www.tinaallen.com

If you have further questions or would like more information on Jazz, Inc., Gloria’s books, or scheduling a keynote or workshop with Gloria Burgess, please call 206.954.0732.