Poetry publications/CD

Picking Cotton 2004    (Short stories)

Eyes of Peace (pt 2)   2003

Eyes of Peace (pt 1)      2002             

Symbols of Respect 1998    

God made us Black   1996

Property of Africa 1994       

Stop the world, it’s about survival and let us back on   1992

Nobody’s perfect, nobody’s safe 1990

Change is Coming    1987

History Makers   1986

Everybody will be equal after the bomb 1984

It’s the 80s baby, and our dues are paid  1982

Mission Poetry  1981   Magic Power   1980

No Problems   1979       Child’s Play  1978

Chasin Adream 1977

Push & Shove 1976 Secret Prayer 1975

Master Plan   1974    Is Said  1973

CD, Everybody will be equal after the bomb, 2001

Is Said’s Resume

Author, mentor, community-based activist and educator, Is Said provides sage leadership on a national level as well as in the greater Columbus arts community. He conceives, stages, writes, and performs unique multimedia arts events, combining visionary, historical-based poetry or prose synergistically with high-energy African music and dance. Founding the Columbus-based “Advance Party” in 1973, he brings to life a powerful, spiritual vision to inspire, inform, and empower diverse audiences. With an inclusive multicultural approach, Is Said serves formally and informally as consultant to many arts agencies and individuals, seeking his wisdom born of a lifetime of community experience. He shares his expertise with school age or homeless youth, growing artists, and senior citizens, conducting educational workshops fostering literacy, creativity, performance skills and, most importantly, self-awareness.

Story Telling

is to help an audience to use their imagination and work together as a group. It stretches the mind beyond the sounds of joy and beauty. Story telling is an art form from the Continent of Africa, I travel to Africa every year for the last 23 years. Story telling is shapes of twisted information to weave a story and bring the audience into your story. Usually I tell stories that require a cast of which I use the audience to act out the story.

It gives the audience a chance to see and be right in the story as it unfolds messages of fun and history.

Story telling is much like performing performance poetry,

One use their whole body to tell the story. Minor rules of story telling: every story must have a beginning, middle, and an ending,

Characters, dialogue, location, place of action, moral, message, sometimes music, dance, animals,

Conflicts and conclusions.

The most important thing about understanding a story is,

Using your imagination.