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August 18, 2020

The Wait is Over

I’ve been working on this collection of poetry since I released I am Soul three years ago. So much as happened in that time that most of this year feels like it happened years ago. It feels like Kobe Bryant died in 2019, but then I remember that tragedy happened earlier this year. I have… Continue reading

creative writing, Poetry

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August 13, 2020

Do Not Write a Poem

Do not set out to write a poem. Strip yourself of all the education you think will make you a good writer, and undress all the fluff you believe constitutes a good poem. Write only what is in your heart at this exact moment—every thread of thought and every emotion you have not the courage… Continue reading

creative writing, Poetry

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August 10, 2020

Yecheilyah’s Book Reviews – Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Your Disappointing Love Life by Dr. Thomas Jordan, Ph.D

Title: Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Your Disappointing Love Life Author: Dr. Thomas Jordan, Ph.D Print Length: 132 pages Publisher: Book Baby Publication Date: December 16, 2019 Clinical psychologist Dr. Thomas Jordan Ph.D. offers various suggestions for how couples might enhance their romantic relationships in his book Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Your Disappointing… Continue reading

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August 9, 2020

The Preciousness of Now

“Our passports are basically useless right now.” I looked at my husband, “what do you mean?” He passed me his phone with a world map pulled up next to an article. The article detailed that because of the extreme of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, most countries are not allowing citizens from America into… Continue reading

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August 3, 2020

Introduce Yourself: Introducing Guest Author Edgar Rider

Introduce Yourself is back! Please help me extend a warm welcome to Edgar Rider. Welcome to the PBS Blog! What is your name and where are you from? Edgar Rider, originally from Scottsdale, Arizona, moved to Riverside, California. Nice. Are you employed outside of writing? I work in education as a paraprofessional for a High School… Continue reading

Introduce Yourself – Guest Authors

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July 27, 2020

Introduce Yourself: Introducing Guest Author Victoriyah Smith

Please help me extend a warm welcome to Victoriyah Smith. Welcome to the PBS Blog! What is your name and where are you from? My name is Victoria Smith (Victoriyah Israyl) and I am from Gulfport, Mississippi. What was your childhood dream? My childhood dream was to be able to travel to different countries around… Continue reading

Introduce Yourself – Guest Authors

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July 24, 2020

Black History Fun Fact Friday – “Drapetomania”

Dr. Samuel A. Cartwright was a prominent physician and medical writer in New Orleans. He specialized in “mental alienation,” an expression that meant a break with reality or a schism in mind. Cartwright is most known and remembered for his theories of drapetomania—the belief that a disease caused slaves to run away. Also known as… 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 my literature and poetry, I uncover and preserve the rich, often underrepresented stories of African Americans. I also host an annual poetry contest.