Tags: grandmother

Essence created this story as a tribute to her grandmother, who stood by her and supported her throughout the rough times.

My grandmother, Olive Jane Poe Whitmore, was my caretaker at the start of my life. I was her caretaker at the end of her life. This is the story of our time together, and my tribute to her.

Soul, using her background in spoken word and performance, weaves a colorful metaphor of her grandmother's cooking and kitchen for her family's closeness and cultural heritage. It's a remembrance of the power of her grandmother's presence and cooking to gather family and teach life lessons. The perspective of this story is especially interesting, told by in the narration and by the angle of the many cooking action still photos from the level of a child peering over a kitchen worktable's edge.