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Tag: Poetry

The Harlem Renaissance

  ~ New posts will be added throughout the month of February ~  Click on individual images for larger view … More

activism, art, Black History, Black History Month, culture, Harlem, Jazz, literary, Music, Poetry, The Harlem Renaissance

AUDRE LORDE (1934-1992)

~ New posts will be added throughout the month of February ~  Audre Lorde was a poet, novelist, essayist, professor, … More

Audre Lorde, Black History, Black History Month, Civil Rights Activist, education, Librarian, Poet, Poetry, Sexuality, Writer

MAYA ANGELOU (1928-2014)

  ~ New posts will be added throughout the month of February ~      Marguerite Annie Johnson Angelou, known … More

Black History, Black History Month, Books, Civil Rights Movement, Maya Angelou, memoir, Phenomenal Woman, Poet, Poetry, Still I Rise, Writing

GORDAN PARKS (1912 – 2006)

  ~ New posts will be added throughout the month of February ~    “I’ve been asked if I think … More

Black History, Black History Month, Civil rights, Film, glamour, Gloria Vanderbilt, Gordan Parks, Langston Hughes, Life, Malcolm X, Muhummad Ali, Music, Photography, photojournalism, Poetry, Vogue, Writer

JAMES BALDWIN (1924-1987)

~ New posts will be added throughout the month of February ~ “Not everything that is faced can be changed, … More

Author, Black History, Black History Month, Civil Rights Movement, James Baldwin, Poetry, short stories

Front and Center, Awake Dreams

Wait! Lay still there for a moment, don’t get up just yet! Did you flap your arms and fly around … More

Awake, Dreams, Poetry, random, Writing

Not That I’m Counting or Anything Though

You remind me of me, we have the same eyes You remind me of me, you have some silver strands … More

Children, Counting, eternity, Family, Life, Poetry, pregnancy, remember, story, Time, Truth

Rocky’s Poem

  “These things are good: Ice cream and cake A ride on a Harley Seeing monkeys in the trees The … More

Mask, Poetry, Rocky Dennis

Come here, Coffee!

I covet coffee, I need some this morning, posthaste! Coffee, coffee, hold the cream Give me coffee, before I scream … More

coffee, cup, drink, Humor, Poetry, Truth

April 21

April 21st is coming up. So I’m feeling some type of way. Which is ‘sad’. I love this poem. It … More

April 21, Jacarandas, Poetry, Prince, Purple, Purple Rain, Spring
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