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Speak to Me of My Mother, Who Was She by Jasmine Mans
As we get closer to September and the close of this year’s poetry contest, I will post more poems from other artists to help spark creativity. This year’s theme is Freedom, so we will focus on poems that have to do with that in some way. This one, “Speak to me of My Mother, Who… Continue reading
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Clothes by Kahlil Gibran
As we get closer to September and the close of this year’s poetry contest, I will post more poems from other artists to help spark creativity. This year’s theme is Freedom, so we will focus on poems that have to do with that in some way. Here’s a powerful one called “Clothes,” by Kahlil Gibran.… Continue reading
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Won’t You Celebrate with Me by Lucille Clifton
As we get closer to September and the close of this year’s poetry contest, I will post more poems from other artists to help spark creativity. This year’s theme is Freedom, so we will focus on poems that have to do with that. This first one is called “Won’t You Celebrate with Me,” by Lucille… Continue reading
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Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews: Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Title: Take My Hand Author: Dolen Perkins-Valdez Publisher: Berkley Published: April 12, 2022 ASIN: B0998ZCQTK Pages: 367 I have little time to read for leisure, so it excited me to squeeze in this gem. Civil Townsend was a nurse at the Family Planning Clinic in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1973. Erica (thirteen) and India (eleven) were… Continue reading
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My Book Review Registry is Open for a Limited Time
Lately, I have received several book review requests, so I’ve opened my registry. However, my schedule is already full, so the space on my list is very limited. If you are interested in increasing the number of reviews for your book, read on. To apply for a review, click on the link below. This takes… Continue reading
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Breaking the Silence: Part I
“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.” Zora Neale Hurston Friday, November 13, 2020 It felt like I had given birth with nothing to show for it. I was lying on my back in the emergency department of Wellstar Paulding Emergency Hospital with my legs open, my… Continue reading
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Let the Words Be Seasoned
There are times when Black authors find themselves fighting against those who wish them to edit their soul. Take the salt out the meat. Take the voice out the work, and leave it seasonless. To quote Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, “People still have a white, western idea of how intellect is ‘spose to walk in the… Continue reading
