The Firmament Speaks
Celebrating Scholar Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso on Her Day of Entry into the
World
Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju
On the day of your coming forth the stars threw down their spears and the sons of God shouted for joy.
[Adapting William Blake's adaptation of the Biblical Book of Job]
Beautiful and dynamic
Aerodynamic configurations of poise and mind as ideas take shape through speech and presence
As a visiting professor for the Fall 2018 semester on the Visiting Professor/Practitioner Program of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Centre for Human Rights and Justice at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.
Poised,regal, nimble
The delicately balanced foot
poised in motion as its companion grips the earth
both of them supporting an elegance both architectonic and dynamic
radiant in exquisite configurations of skin and fabric
seems to declare
"give me a place to stand and I will move the world"
as that ultimate measurer, Archimedes declared centuries ago.
Early morning organisational activity at Toyin Falola @65 conference, Jan 2018
scholarly and stylish
At the sound of the voice, I looked up. Lo and behold, I understood at last the meaning of "philo-sophia", wisdom in its potency, elevating in its abstraction yet sensuous in its power.
Picture from 2018 UTexas visiting professorship
loyal and determined
With mentor and academic collaborator Toyin Falola at 2018 UTexas visiting
professorship
racing towards the prize with grace and force
Since we are surrounded by so great a crowd of exemplars, let us run the race that is set before us, looking to the wisdom penetrating and synthesizing, reshaping the boundaries of knowledge.
[ A reworking of Paul, Hebrews 12.1]
Also published in Encounters blog
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