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Introducing Renita Siqueira: Yecheilyah’s 5th Annual Poetry Contest 2022
Today, we introduce you to Renita Siqueira, whose poem “Allowed to Exist” placed third in our fifth annual poetry contest. Renita, Welcome to The PBS Blog! What is your name, and where are you from? I’m Renita Siqueira and I’m from a city called Pune in India. India in the houseeee. When did you first… Continue reading
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Introducing Rebecca Whitman: Yecheilyah’s 5th Annual Poetry Contest 2022
Today, we introduce you to Rebecca Whitman, whose poem “Moment of Truth” placed fourth in our fifth annual poetry contest. Rebecca, Welcome to The PBS Blog! What is your name, and where are you from? Rebecca J. Whitman, eastern North Carolina. When did you first fall in love with poetry? My earliest memory of anything… Continue reading
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Winners: Yecheilyah’s 5th Annual Poetry Contest 2022
22 Dope Participants 4 Dope Winners!!! Today, I introduce you to the four winners of this year’s poetry contest followed by their Instagram handles. Get on over there and follow them neoww. #1: Buddah Desmond “Ghosts, Ghostbusting History + Visible / Invisible Lives (Freedom is Ours)” (@buddahdesmond) #2: Daphne Ayo “Uncaged” (@dee_.vox ) #3: Renita… Continue reading
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Yecheilyah’s 4th Annual Poetry Contest Grand Prize Winner 2021: Tiffany James
Introducing Our Grand Prize Winner Tiffany James Instagram: ncouragetouch Please, tell us what inspired your poem. I saw the competition pop up on my IG thread, and the theme of love caught my eye immediately. Being that I am a woman known for always speaking about love and pride myself in how I love people,… Continue reading
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Yecheilyah’s 4th Annual Poetry Contest Winners 2021: Jasmina Jammison
Introducing Jasmina Jammison Instagram: jillrxse Please, tell us what inspired your poem. I wanted to challenge myself with this poem. I have a love for Greek Mythology that I wanted to incorporate into it. But that is just a part of it. My main inspiration was my current relationship. I’ve learned patience and communication, which… Continue reading
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Yecheilyah’s 4th Annual Poetry Contest Winners 2021: Dondi A. Springer
Introducing Dondi A. Springer Instagram: napalmjax Please, tell us what inspired your poem. My inspiration for this poem was really the essence of life itself. Without love, there is no life. Hmm. I like that! What do you love most about poetry? I love the wordplay, how you can paint a picture, tell a story,… Continue reading
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Yecheilyah’s 4th Annual Poetry Contest Winners 2021: ZerahYah Ysrayl
Introducing ZerahYah Ysrayl Instagram: shining_of_yah Please, tell us what inspired your poem. In a world that sometimes seems void of all things good, being a single woman, I thought of love on an intimate level. My mind processed what it would feel like and look like, and that poem resulted from that vision. It’s a… Continue reading
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