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Yecheilyah’s 7th Annual Poetry Contest Spotlight: Dondi Springer
Today, we continue spotlighting the winners of our 2024 poetry contest! Next up is my good brother, Dondi Springer! D.A. Springer walks between worlds as a poet-philosopher and visionary, weaving introspective verse and transformative wisdom into a tapestry of awakening. As a creator, D.A. Springer crafts portals of possibility where personal revelation meets universal truth.… Continue reading
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Yecheilyah’s 6th Annual Poetry Contest Winners: Adariyah Ysrayl
Note: We are in the process of moving all our winning poet interviews to the website. Please be sure to bookmark it at yecheilyahsannualpoetrycontest.org/. Introducing Adariyah Ysrayl Instagram: @adariyahysrayl Adariyah, welcome and congratulations! Please, tell us, what is your name and where are you from? My Name is Adariyah Ysrayl and I am from Chicago,… Continue reading
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Yecheilyah’s 6th Annual Poetry Contest Winners: Olopade Samuel
Note: We are in the process of moving all our winning poet interviews to the website. Please be sure to bookmark it at yecheilyahsannualpoetrycontest.org/. Introducing Samuel Olopade Instagram: @_olops_ Samuel, welcome and congratulations! Please, tell us, what is your name and where are you from? My name is Olopade Samuel, im from Lagos, Nigeria. Nigeria… Continue reading
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Yecheilyah’s 6th Annual Poetry Contest Winners: S.R. Graham
Note: We are in the process of moving all our winning poet interviews to the website. Please be sure to bookmark it at yecheilyahsannualpoetrycontest.org/. Introducing S.R. Graham Instagram: @thesensualgenius S.R., welcome and congratulations! Please, tell us, what is your name and where are you from? My name is Shakeitha Graham. I am from Salters, South… Continue reading
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Yecheilyah’s 6th Annual Poetry Contest Winners: Chandra T. Mountain
Note: We are in the process of moving all our winning poet interviews to the website. Please be sure to bookmark it at yecheilyahsannualpoetrycontest.org/. Introducing Our #1, Chandra T. Mountain! Instagram: @musings.from.my.younger.self Chandra, welcome and congratulations! Please, tell us, what is your name and where are you from? My name is Chandra Tyler Mountain. I… Continue reading
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Winners: Yecheilyah’s 6th Annual Poetry Contest 2023
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s poetry contest. We crown you, poetic scholars, for your commitment and dedication to poetic excellence on this 28th day of December 2023. #1: Chandra T. Mountain “I’m Living” @musings.from.my.younger.self #2: S.R. Graham “What I Lack” @thesensualgenius #3: Samuel Olopade “Grace” @ _olops_ #4: Adariyah Ysrayl “Grace” @adariyahysrayl Congratulations!!… Continue reading
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Poetry Myth: “I Have to Perform My Poems to be Relevant.”
One of the MAJOR misconceptions about the poetry industry is that you have to do spoken word to become a prominent figure. Performance poetry might be the most popular, but there are other ways to be profitable. Artists like Rudy Francisco, Jasmine Mans, Prentice Powell (who was recently nominated for a Grammy), Obbie West, and… Continue reading
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