As I promised, 1 original poem a week, minimum. I’ve decided that I would only include new original work to give my brain a real workout. I hope my words are as spirit lifting for you as they are for me. Streaming Trayvon Even at 8:15 I could see remnants of The sunset on the… [Read more…]
April 4, 2012
My short fiction professor told us that April is National Poetry Month. I can’t believe I didn’t know since I LOVE POETRY!! In fact, I used to think that I began as a poet until I remembered that when I was in grade school I wrote fiction. If I could find those composition notebooks that… [Read more…]
July 11, 2011
One of my favorite things to do is to create an image. I wish I was as good of an artist with pictures as I am with my words. When an image is created with words, emotions are never too far behind. The words I choose can in some ways guide the emotions of the… [Read more…]
July 5, 2011
As an active parent of a 3-year-old, I am having a problem with some of the children;s programming. I am noticing that most of the shows are absent of adults. When there are adults, they either behave like children or they answer to the children. Rarely are the adults, actual adults. It’s not that the… [Read more…]
June 20, 2011
“Giles Johnson, Ph.D.” is a poem written by Frank Marshall Davis. It is a poetic biography that gives the reader a unique insight to the world of Giles Johnson, while evoking critical thinking. The introspection this piece promotes is remarkable. It makes me feel somewhat self-conscious and forces me to reevaluate some of my academic… [Read more…]
June 6, 2011
I have been pondering and toying with the idea of playing with some more William Carlos Williams. “Red Wheelbarrow” has been on my mind a lot lately. It is such a simple concept but it is loaded with so much literary nutrition. The imagery, the use of enjambment, and the tone…. There is so much… [Read more…]
June 2, 2011
Michael Eric Dyson has been touted as an essential bridge between the Hip Hop Generation and their Baby Boomer parents. Dyson recognizes the controversy that hip hop music carries with it, and seeks to clear up some of this controversy or at the very least, creates a space for rational and objective discussion on the… [Read more…]
May 31, 2011
Recently a friend told me that my texting language was not up to par. She was speaking specifically of my saying, “Iont know,” instead of “idk.” Needless to say, we had a super sized laugh over my ignorance. I know I don’t always text legibly because I create a lot of words and abbreviations, but… [Read more…]
May 26, 2011
I recently read Death of Innocence by Mamie Till-Mobley and Christopher Benson. Mrs. Mobley is the mother of the murdered by lynching, Emmett Till. This book details the early and all too short years of Emmett’s life from his mother’s perspective. As a mother myself, it was hard to keep reading knowing what happened to… [Read more…]
April 5, 2012
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