Feasts on the shoulder of this drizzle-heavy Sunday morningI rest my head in contemplation my stomach growls hungry for a meal in a fancy restaurantof grand tastes shared with friends who sit close enoughto reach a fork-full of tastes into each other’s mouths Barack and Michelle, Oprah, Micheal, Lawrence, Candice, Irene,Langston, Maya, Toni and Audre… Continue reading Poem 59 – Feasts
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Poem 58 – Make Lists & Learn
Make Lists & Learn Anna Julia CooperMary Church TerrellMary MacLeod BethuneFlorynce “Flo” KennedyByllye AveryAngela Davis this list &others thatfill pages & computerscreens education breeds compassioncompassion spreads lovelove motivates action Research: 33 things every girl should know about women's history: from suffragettes to skirt lengths to the E.R.A edited by Tonya Bolden (Thank you, Rebecca, for giving… Continue reading Poem 58 – Make Lists & Learn
Poem 57 – malcolm & marie
malcolm & mariea haiku marie’s white girl voicedances a tango of truthin shades of ripe grey Malcolm & Marie, a thunderstorm of a film written and directed by Sam Levinson and starring Zendaya and John David Washington, pulled me into its glamorous black and white world (oh the layers of meaning in these two words/worlds)… Continue reading Poem 57 – malcolm & marie
VANESSA SHIELDS 