Poet, Playwright, Novelist For many seasonsOur home layUnder the roof of sorrow. Now I knowThat from a dog’s withered backYou can tell that There’s hunger in a home. South African poet and novelist Mzi Mahola passed away in August 2023. Born in...
— in celebration of Myesha Jenkins (1948-2020) at the occasion of National Women’s Month 2023 two and a half years onyou still bring us togetherTuesday poets Whatsapp groupyou created for Myesha’s Memoirspodcasting our poetry and jazzto celebrate...
[tabby title="Poem"] Whales sing their songs in a sea as beset with engine noise as Internet cacophony to our own brains. Elk bugle in mountains crisscrossed with contrails, the consequent roar of passing jets. Miles above to miles below there...
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[tabby title="Poem"] Hear, Hey Brown Sugar, sweet’s delight,did you know Demerara climes,that drip sweat danger for the slaves,plantation workers in the fields? Why wanted whites their coffee browned,what stirred men’s souls, if not their plight?What made them blind as crossed...
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[tabby title="Poem"] Imagine the painOf being happy while you're being tamed.The happier you get,The more terrified you are of the sad unknown"Happiness results in grief after time"An old proverb from broken adults.Imagine the pain,Of being happy while taming yourself for...