we are here

we are here

by | May 6, 2021 | Poetry, Spoken Word

i ain’t got this poem in me i got drafts and snippets and thoughts and feelings and i conclude that i ain’t got this poem in me. i’ve wasted ink and pages and time in my many failed attempts to write this piece heads up, it ain’t clean there is...
Non-poets enjoy writing poetry, too

Non-poets enjoy writing poetry, too

by | Apr 23, 2021 | Poetry

All writers are not the same. People wield the pen (or the keyboard as the case may be) for different intended effects and great narratives manifest in any given genre, touching readers in profound ways. Yet, there is something special about the impression poetry...
my motherland’s motherland

my motherland’s motherland

by | May 30, 2020 | Poetry, Spoken Word

  this piece is for di yutes abroad sharpening their tongues in their mother’s ears, vibrantly joking among cousins, listening to songs played over sound systems, not on their local radio stations for those of wi who dance with recollection in our hips our...