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April 6, 2018

Yecheilyah’s 2nd Annual Poetry Contest 2018: Coming this Summer!!

It’s that time of the year again! April is National Poetry Month and I am gearing up to host my 2nd Annual Poetry Contest this summer! This year we have stepped it up BIG time with some AMAZING prizes! Be sure you’re following this blog, my IG, and my Facebook business page to stay updated.… Continue reading

Poetry, Social Media Shout

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February 19, 2018

All or Nothing

I don’t know how to feel half-heartedly how to passion sparsely how to love raindrops at a time. I don’t know how to half shine. So I apologize. I am sorry if my sun burned your skin. If I came in too hot or if I am sometimes too cold a forest of ice and… Continue reading

Poetry

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January 17, 2018

Guilty

I vomit kindness from my gut And I am overflowing (drowning) in compassion for people who have none for me. Guilty I let them swim here for free. Continue reading

Poetry

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December 16, 2017

PREORDER I AM SOUL

This is just a heads up that my short poetry collection I AM SOUL is now available for preorder on Amazon. CLICK HERE or on the image below to preorder now for 99cents. (To ARC for this book, email me.) Visit my website to access more I AM SOUL products. CLICK HERE. Continue reading

Poetry, self-publishing

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December 3, 2017

Confession and Cover Reveal

Many of you know that I have pushed my two bigger projects back but I’ve been low-key working on another one and yesterday, I revealed the news to my email list. I have wanted to publish many of the poems featured on this blog (by featured I am referring to my own poems) in a… Continue reading

General Topics, Poetry

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October 24, 2017

I Was Not There

I do not entirely agree with the actions of my ancestors cannot say with a straight face that I would have stood there In the crossfire of oppression, falling while being bit by dogs smiling while being spit on not with a straight face will I say that I would have been there to ask… Continue reading

Poetry

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October 8, 2017

New Beginnings

What happens when the words are carried on the backs of angels and thread themselves like strings from your heart to the edge of your fingertips like consciousness translated into poetry a spiritual essence poured out only to be confined and restricted to the page that binds them what happens when newness fills you to… Continue reading

Poetry

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About Me

My name is Yecheilyah (e-see-li-yah), and my work confronts historical erasure and advocates for a more inclusive understanding of Black history. Through book reviews and poetry contests, I uncover and preserve the rich, often underrepresented stories of African Americans.