05/10/2020
"LISTEN TO THE BIRDS" with mama Ursula Rucker. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms, plant moms & motherly figures - thinking of those whose day can be a hard one emotionally. WE LOVE YOU. So, this interview feels fitting for the occasion. Ursula's compassion and affinity for performance and community is infectious and definitely had us misty eyed on the other side of the machine. Enjoy these heartfelt words of wisdom from this beautiful soul. ❤
Ursula Rucker - poet, spoken word artist, activist, mother and living legend - was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she was a graduate of Temple University’s journalism program. She is of African-American and Italian descent. Rucker had been writing poetry since adolescence but kept her writings to herself until she read poetry in 1994, at Philadelphia's Zanzibar Blue, which is credited as her debut. That same year, Rucker was invited to collaborate with numerous recording artists, and producers including Wax Tailor, King Britt , 4hero, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Josh Wink, Alix Perez and most notably The Roots.
