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Lorenzo "Logie" Meachum
...has been performing children's literature, stories, and music nationally for more than 30 years. In many stories, he talks about the influence of his family and the way most of his relatives used words as a form of entertainment.
Born and raised in the Guilford College area of Greensboro, Logie continues the oral tradition that was so much a part of his youth and development. |
Educated in North Carolina and Virginia, Logie holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Technical Theater from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical state University and a Masters Degree in Educational Theater from Virginia Polytechnic and State Univeristy. He has presented lectures and workshops in various settings from Harvard University to Church Fellowship Halls.
Over a twelve-year period, he taught full-time inthe English Department at Winston Salem State University with courses in Phonetics, World Literature, African American Culture, and Speech. |
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Presently, Logie is pursuing a Ph.d degree at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a concentration in African American Literature and Rhetoric. He maintains a heavy performance schedule and travels often with his wife Tomi and two sons, Ishmael Alexander and Isa Austin. In addition, he does vegetable farming with his mother and father, Theresa and Lafayette (Faye) Meachum. Family comes first in Logie's busy life. Family is also the source of many of his stories, songs, hopes and dreams. Any time you are in Greensboro, give the Meachum's a call, many people do and they often find that If folks are at home there is usually something real good cooking on the old wood stove.
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