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December 20, 2017

NOW AVAILABLE – I AM SOUL

CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR COPY OF I AM SOUL Working Toward the Vision I AM SOUL is now available (CLICK HERE). I am dog tired but this was fun. I wanted to release this on the low but it did better than I thought it would (still holding on at #11 in its category… Continue reading

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December 16, 2017

PREORDER I AM SOUL

This is just a heads up that my short poetry collection I AM SOUL is now available for preorder on Amazon. CLICK HERE or on the image below to preorder now for 99cents. (To ARC for this book, email me.) Visit my website to access more I AM SOUL products. CLICK HERE. Continue reading

Poetry, self-publishing

#SundayBlogShare, amazon, black history, blog, blogger, blogging, history, kindle, Newrelease, poems, preorder, soul, Soulful, spoken word, wordpress
December 3, 2017

Confession and Cover Reveal

Many of you know that I have pushed my two bigger projects back but I’ve been low-key working on another one and yesterday, I revealed the news to my email list. I have wanted to publish many of the poems featured on this blog (by featured I am referring to my own poems) in a… Continue reading

General Topics, Poetry

#MondayBlogs, blog, blogger, blogging, creative writing, creativity, Personal, poems, poets, soul, spoken word, wordpress, writers, writing
October 24, 2017

I Was Not There

I do not entirely agree with the actions of my ancestors cannot say with a straight face that I would have stood there In the crossfire of oppression, falling while being bit by dogs smiling while being spit on not with a straight face will I say that I would have been there to ask… Continue reading

Poetry

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October 8, 2017

New Beginnings

What happens when the words are carried on the backs of angels and thread themselves like strings from your heart to the edge of your fingertips like consciousness translated into poetry a spiritual essence poured out only to be confined and restricted to the page that binds them what happens when newness fills you to… 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

creative writing, Poetry

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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

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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.