Poetry

I’m the woman who has awakened I’ve ris­en and become a tem­pest through the ashes of my burnt chil­dren. I’ve ris­en from the rivu­lets of …

Mod­ern Life, His­tor­ic Issues Frus­tra­tion is the man­tra of the nation, Sub­jug­a­tion the tale through the ages. Veiled behind the lies of politi­cians But so obvi­ously …

Ka’Ba “A closed win­dow looks down on a dirty court­yard, and Black people call across or scream across or walk across defy­ing phys­ics in the stream …

Q. Your poetry cov­ers a vari­ety of top­ics from polit­ics, social and his­tory. Why do you think it is import­ant to speak …

This week we fea­ture poetry from eight­een year old stu­dent and act­iv­ist Lucy Web­ster, an excit­ing new voice in the poetry com­munity. …

One of the most import­ant pro­gen­it­ors of rap music, Gil Scott-Her­on’s aggress­ive, no-non­­sense street poetry inspired a legion of intel­li­gent rap­pers while …

  CRYS­TAL KISSES Girls at the top Of ivory tower blocks Cut Your hair. Your bandana Pimp Charm­ing will not save you He has already betrayed you; He is not …

Q. Why and how did you come to the choice to express your ideas and thoughts through writ­ing, poetry and singing? We …

Recipe for Being a Woman   You will need: The required sexu­al organs: see page 3 of the accom­pa­ny­ing beauty manu­al for details A slender, …

Med­it­a­tions (Men­tal Relax­a­tion)  In the midst of your med­it­a­tion expect rev­el­a­tion, when you fin­ish con­tem­pla­tion know self- real­isa­tion, Visu­al­ise your­self and your kids as the …