[tabby title="Poet Bio"] We are known for our lightness Sun absorbing skin we smile the loudest Deafening pulse our hearts know these streets will never forgive us For we have given the most tender parts of us We have surrendered...

this week's writing prompt: "honey people murder mercy..." from In Memoriam: Martin Luther King, Jr. by June Jordan. source: Poetry Foundation 1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK use the form below to submit or click here For more info about...

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] For singing off tune in my veins Erupting volcanoes on my joints Dancing on my sensitive spots Easing my loneliness with pains I thank and love you still For reminding me I'm not made of steel [tabby...

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] squeezed on the taxi we leak on to the street and run down the byways sweet packed with vitamin c no glass required we're free of that transparent oppression still stuck in this itchy, sticky city [tabby...

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] They tore you from my body Black, blue and bloody They, dressed in white, A common procedure. I'll never know if it was the bright lights or tears that blurred my vision. Blood stained lips, holding back...