last i was little by nhlavutelo

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] last i was little but now i am grown i am high in height i am bigger and i am stronger i didn't believe that a person can grow but now i can see life can sometimes...

The Youth Stand by Grace Phumelele

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Hanging on this landline Rolling joints with newspapers cunning heads in headlines A colony walking in deadlines Drafted in statement underlines Solutions not underlined Souls unlined Tilt bottles under underlie vocal cord lines Drunk voices striking painting...

A Poem A Day writing prompt 15 Aug 2016

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK "Big girl do you see how great you are? You are beautiful, off track and just right." from Big Girl Poem by Vuyelwa Maluleke (Things We Lost in the Fire. 2015)   use the...

House for Sale in Shady Acres by Donal Mahoney

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] The question isn’t why your little world is suddenly going to hell. The question is what can you do about the black couple touring the house on your block where the sign just went up day before...

The Flavors of Africa by Anna Banasiak

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] In the pouring rain I hear the melody of the fleeing birds I’m searching for my youth in the glow of Malikongwa’s poetry I’m listening to the voice of Africa the echo of the past mingle with...