Who Broke the Sun Child's Heart? A lyric, musical essay

Abstract: "Who Broke the Sun Child's Heart" is a lyric, musical essay that touches on themes of encountering spirituality in nature, Afro-diasporic ancestry, the end of childhood, and environmental destruction. Rooted in my experience growing up in suburban Southern California, my essay combines personal stories of my relationship to the natural landscape, my multi-layered relationship to Eritrea (my father’s country of origin), and philosophical musings on spirituality and our changing earth. In this performance, I will read prose and share original musical compositions.

Presenter bio: Eve Woldemikael is a singer, song-writer, and poet from Southern California. She is an MDiv student at Harvard Divinity School where she studies Comparative Religions and creativity as a spiritual practice. Eve is deeply interested in the ways that art-making can transform our relationships with ourselves, each other, and the beautiful earth we inhabit.

Affiliation: Harvard Divinity School