Interviews with poets, fiction writers and playwrights who live near Houston, Texas. They read portions of their work, discuss writing, literature, and the creative process. The producer, Barbara Entman, has attempted to collect writers who reflect the diversity of cultures found in the Houston metropolitan area. 505 CONTENT: Dr. Elizabeth Brown Guillory is the Director of African American Studies and professor of English at the University of Houston. Dr. Guillory's plays include "Rayou Relics," "Mam Phylkis," "Snapshots of Broken Dolls," and "Somebody Walked Off with All of My Stuff." Thomas Melancon is a playwright, poet and folksinger. His works include "Ain't Nothing Wrong with a Gizard Sandwich. His drama 'The Diary of Black Men' was performed in London in 1989.|ELIZABETH BROWN GUILLORY AND THOMAS MELCONCON / produced by Barbara Entman. - SERIES: Houston writers live| no. 10 - Interviews with poets, fiction writers and playwrights who live near Houston, Texas. They read portions of their work, discuss writing, literature, and the creative process. The producer, Barbara Entman, has attempted to collect writers who reflect the diversity of cultures found in the Houston metropolitan area. Project funded by the Texas Committee for the Humanities, and the Cultural Arts Council of Houston. CONTENT: Dr. Elizabeth Brown Guillory is the Director of African American Studies and professor of English at the University of Houston. Dr. Guillory's plays include "Rayou Relics," "Mam Phylkis," "Snapshots of Broken Dolls," and "Somebordy Walked Off with All of My Stuff." Thomas Melancon is a playwright, poet and folksinger. His works inlcude "Ain't Nothing Wrong with a Gizard Sandwich." His drama "The Diatry of Black Men" was performed in London in 1989. - RECORDED: 14 Jan. 1992.
520 Interviews with poets, fiction writers and playwrights who live near Houston, Texas. They read portions of their work, discuss writing, literature, and the creative process. The producer, Barbara Entman, has attempted to collect writers who reflect the diversity of cultures found in the Houston metropolitan area. 505 Dr. Elizabeth Brown Guillory is the Director of African American Studies and professor of English at the University of Houston. Dr. Guillory's plays include "Rayou Relics," "Mam Phylkis," "Snapshots of Broken Dolls," and "Somebody Walked Off with All of My Stuff." Thomas Melancon is a playwright, poet and folksinger. His works include "Ain't Nothing Wrong with a Gizard Sandwich. His drama 'The Diary of Black Men' was performed in London in 1989.