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August 7, 2017

Yecheilyah’s First Annual Poetry Contest – Grand Prize Winner!

Hey Guys! I am honored to introduce to you our Grand Prize Winner of my first poetry contest! First, a special thank you to Colleen and Lisa for helping me to put this together. With my schedule, I could not have done it without you two! Family, please go ahead and follow their blogs. You… Continue reading

Poetry

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August 1, 2017

The Right Poem

When the right poem is born it is all feeling. Taste and touch and nourishment. All heart and aching and lifting. Poetry is a revolution with a profound sense of strength. When the right poem arrives I notice it instantly. It is all moving like earthquakes so powerful that it breaks down mental barriers and… Continue reading

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July 31, 2017

Yecheilyah’s First Poetry Contest: Announcing the Runner-Up Winner!

Hey Guys! The Runner-Up in our First Annual Poetry Contest is Live! Congratulations to Jau’Nelle for her poem ““His Brooklyn Song (Where I left my Heart).” Be sure to stay tuned for the Grand Prize Winner! Her poem is amazing and you don’t want to miss it. Important: The Grand Prize winner will be announced… Continue reading

General Topics, Poetry

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July 20, 2017

Queasy

Change is a sickly feeling a nervous-like anxiety fear of the unknown beckoning for patience to wear itself thin stomach fluids swirl in the belly of futures unknown and yet I know the power of self-examination of mirrors and of light will require me to change or let go completely to strengthen and to… Continue reading

Poetry

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July 19, 2017

Poetry Contest – Closed

First, I want to thank everyone who supported this contest. Whether you re-blogged or shared this across social media or participated, thank you. I want to give a special thanks to Colleen Chesebro for allowing me space on her blog to host this and for promoting it in her weekly poetry features. As you all… Continue reading

Articles, Poetry

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July 11, 2017

On Sacred Ground

We planted songs In cotton fields Backs bent down On our toes, our heels Our voices prayed When we could not We planted songs on sacred ground. Hope sprang from the callus on our thumbs Watched as Massa sold our sons Packed up freedom in the Mississippi dirt Moved up North where pain wasn’t hurt… Continue reading

Poetry

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June 19, 2017

ANNOUNCING: Yecheilyah’s 1st Annual Poetry Contest

Calling ALL Poets!! I am hosting my first poetry contest on Colleen’s blog. Stop through for details. (Yes, you can win prizes!) Continue reading

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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.