this week's writing prompt: "I will sing a song for you For no one remembers To write song about you..." from To The Forgotten Fathers by Phomelelo Machika (Throbbing Ink, 2003, Timbila Poetry Project. 1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK...

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] She is the definition of a solo performer singing out loud cries of silence, sometimes she wonders if her shadow would still follow her if it had a choice. Her life story is as tangible as sunlight,...

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] I long for the freedom of the landscape Where I can allow myself to escape When the walls are closing in on me And Hell seems the right place to be. I reach out to touch the...

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Burn the bottle store, Fan the fire with the liquor and topple this store, Take away the devil's control by burning it to the floor, Wobble the giant until it falls, Opening new portals for every closed...

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] For the chance to learn in plain English Be afforded equal opportunity to accomplish For a father to dream better for his son, how I wish For a people to destroy another’s culture, how selfish When the...