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May 16, 2022

Ransom Note For my Fallopian Tube Back

leavea fresh caesar salada bear huga tall glass of Merlotthe trutha 90s R&B CDfour normal periodsprayersand a handwritten poemby my bedsideby the nextnew moon. PS: Breaking the Silence part two is up tomorrow. Be sure you have read part one for the backstory. PPS. I am back on YouTube. Subscribe here. Also, be sure to… Continue reading

Poetry, YouTube

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April 14, 2022

He Looked Like a Lifetime Supply

He looked like a lifetime supply of confidenceblack-gold wrapped in a Hershey’s kisslike his soul had stretched up to the sunthis melanin-plated skinWhen he shined, we were all shadeSweat looked like honey drippingfrom his browforming sweet golden poolsLook too closely, and he starts to looklike a lighteninghis eyes two backpacks full of moonand we scatter… Continue reading

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April 1, 2022

Happy National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month. Details on Yecheilyah’s 5th Annual Poetry Contest are pending. For now, here are some of my favorite quotes. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou “If I didn’t define… Continue reading

Poetry

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December 16, 2021

They Don’t Know My Name

I walk into a librarytighten the mask around my earschoose a table in the furthest cornerof the room.No one comes over.“Good,” I think to myself.“It’s good to social distance.”I say that as if I wouldn’t have distanced myself anyway.The girl with the braids smiles,waves.I nod. Afraid to speak.She might think I’m friendly and come over.She… Continue reading

Poetry

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January 21, 2021

3 Poetry Lessons from Amanda and Angelou

Lesson #1: Study Amanda Gorman, 22, became the youth poet laureate of Los Angeles at sixteen years old in 2014 and the first national youth poet laureate three years later. On Wednesday, she became the youngest poet to write and recite a piece at a presidential inauguration, following Maya Angelou and Robert Frost’s considerably more experienced footsteps. (Los Angeles Times)… Continue reading

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December 29, 2020

The Year of Wisdom

I thought year thirty-three was going to be the year of wisdom. Profundity would find me on the edge of the ocean dipping my toes in the waters of understanding. Clarity would embrace me like a sister and I would smile a thousand times. But buried under year thirty-three naïveté found me on the edge… Continue reading

Poetry

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September 14, 2020

My Soul is a Witness is LIVE

Good Day Freedom Readers! My Soul is a Witness is LIVE. Amazon Signed Paperback Goodreads About. My Soul is a Witness, a collection of poems that reminds us that there is still hope in our darkest moments. Nothing we go through is without a purpose. No pain we suffer, and no trial we experience happens… 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.