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
Poem 56 – Uncle Eddie
Uncle Eddie That red leather suit Zipper all the way downShiny chest topped with a gold medallion Teeth so brightSmile so urgent That backthroat laughSucking for air Eddie Murphy in the living roomOn the VHS Play stop rewind playMemorize the ice cream bitShakin’ my hips screamin’ and singin’ along Little me fan-girlin’ for days For… Continue reading Poem 56 – Uncle Eddie
Poem 55 – Audre
Audre for Audre Lorde Audre lives in the volcanic intersections of race | sex | class | phobia I know who I am [exclamation mark]I said, I know how I am [exclamation mark] [voice loud]I am a black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet [exclamation mark] [foot stomp][hand on hip] Who are you I said, who are you… Continue reading Poem 55 – Audre
VANESSA SHIELDS 