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To Sing of Common Things Speakers' Series

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​Watch Our Five-Part 2018 "To Sing of Common Things" Speakers' Series
​in the Barn House Storytelling Room below!

Above: This sweet recap of our five-part 2018 "To Sing of Common Things: The Voices of Young People"  speakers' series features the seven talented young speakers reading the Paul Laurence Dunbar poem, "Common Things," after which the annual series is named. 
​Our To Sing of Common Things Series is named after the poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar which celebrates the small and humble joys of daily life that are too often taken for granted.
"We like the man who soars and sings
With high and lofty inspiration;
​But he who sings of common things
Shall always share our admiration."

                      ~Paul Laurence Dunbar
​Description:  The Clemmons Family Farm's 2018 To Sing of Common Things speakers' series presented five events that featured teenaged scholars who are creative writers and spoken word artists. The young speakers' presentations shared how they use their art to express their feelings, find their grounding and take action. The speakers also shared brief performances of selections of their creative works. Ms. Kiah Morris and Mr. Rajnii Eddins, professional spoken word artists, based in Bennington, Vermont and Burlington, Vermont respectively, co-hosted this dynamic series. 

​Offered free to our community, our To Sing of Common Things ​speakers' series was co-organized with The Young Writers’ Project and was funded in part by the Vermont Humanities Council and by ArtPlace America. Filming of the five-part series was done through a collaboration between the Clemmons Family Farm, RETN, and the Vermont Commons School.  All of the events were held in the beautiful storytelling room of the historic Barn House on the Clemmons Family Farm.

Above: Part 1 of our 2018 To Sing of Common Things speakers series featuring Hawa Adam and Balkisa Abdikadir of Muslim Girls Making Change.
Above: Part 2 of our 2018 To Sing of Common Things speakers' series featuring Kiran Waquar and Lena Ginawi of Muslim Girls Making Change.

Above:  Part 3 of our 2018 "To Sing of Common Things" Speakers Series with spoken word artist Rivan Calderin and poet Asha Ganguly-Hickok.
Above:  Part 4 of our 2018"To Sing of Common Things" Speakers Series with spoken word artist Grace Success Brown.
Below:  The grande finale of our 5-part 2018 To Sing of Common Things series featured spoken word artists Rajnii Eddins and Kiah Morris who each gave powerful performances of selections of their original creative works. The performances were followed by one of the richest and most emotional discussions we've had with an audience, and the opportunity for deep community-building and healing.
For more information about this speakers' series or our other programs, 
call (765) 560-5445 and leave a message.
Please make a tax-deductible donation to help us continue to offer free events like the "To Sing of Common Things" speakers' series to the public!
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Clemmons Family Farm, Inc.
PO Box 546
Charlotte, Vermont 05445
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  • Our Work
  • About
    • In Remembrance
    • Our Team >
      • Job Openings
    • About Us >
      • Our Work
      • Our Vision
    • Who We Are >
      • Jack and Lydia's Living Legacy
      • How Jack and Lydia Found and Bought the Farm
      • Holding On to Our Legacies
    • When Are We Open?
    • Press Coverage >
      • Other News >
        • 2019 Visitors Survey: Sneak Preview
        • 2018 Updates
        • 2017 Updates
        • 2016 Updates
    • What Our Community is Saying >
      • 2018 Visitor Survey Findings!
      • Feedback from other Vermont communities
    • Subscribe!
  • Our Programs
    • Windows To A Multicultural World >
      • Joy in Motion!
      • Field Trips
    • African Diaspora Foodways Institute >
      • African Diaspora Foodways Institute Library
      • Culinary Heritage & Arts Program
      • Farm
    • Creating Healthy Communities >
      • How Are We Doing? >
        • Social Capital in the Arts
      • Creative Aging
      • Beneath Our Skin >
        • Beneath Our Skin Exhibit >
          • Blog: Beneath Our Skin Exhibit
      • Cancelling Miss Rona
      • A Sense of Place >
        • A Sense of Place at NEFA-CCX
    • 2025 Artists Residency
    • African Diaspora Classical Music
    • More Art >
      • 2023 Artists Residency
      • Summer 2016 Farm2Art Program
    • Heritage >
      • Heritage Celebrations >
        • BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2025
        • MLK Day 2024!
    • Forest
  • Job Openings
  • Artists' Registry
    • Are You Looking for an Artist?
    • Why, Hello there, Artists!
  • Historic Buildings
    • Rent Space >
      • Rent the Barn House
      • Rent Lawns
      • Reservation Form
    • Six Historic Buildings
    • The Barn House >
      • The Barn House Legacy
    • The Big Barn >
      • "Making History, Creating Place" Videos!
      • The Historic Water Cistern
    • The Main House >
      • About the Black Locust Trees
    • The Shop >
      • The Authentica Reading Room
      • Shop Storytelling Videos
  • Donate!
    • Subscribe!