Why #Slam is Important to the Culture of #Poetry
“Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off” – Franklin D. Roosevelt I have heard many arguments, from many artists, who are for or against competitive poetry events. (Slams) I see both […]
Once Upon a Time…
Once Upon a Time a little boy was nine/ with a brain still soft intellectually/ His young perspective being shaped like freshly blown glass/ The little boy’s heart glows with passion in the same way/ he watches his elders entertain themselves with philosophy and tales of the times that were/ his little face beams with […]
The Horse & the Carrot. #REMIX
Use your mind for a moment and picture a carrot and then picture a horse/ Imagine the carrot represents wealth and the horse represents the citizens of the world/ Use your mind and place that carrot on a string which hovers just over the horse’s nose/ Now attach the string to a stick that hovers […]
There’s No Money in #Poetry (Why Is That?) #Collaboration
Graffiti Bleu… Poets are smart enough to locate seeds of inspiration/ wise enough to prepare those seeds for cultivation/ clever enough to harvest the words/ seasoned enough to roll up the herbs/ and blow smoke into metaphors, pronouns and verbs/ haiku’s and testimonies/ shadowboxing with soliloquies/ stanzas, novels and sweet melodies/ Earth is the poet’s mother and we […]
21 Questions to ask Your Future Spouse.
21 Questions to ask Your Future Spouse. 21 – Do you feel with sincerity deep inside your heart of hearts that you and I can make each other better people? 20 – If yes how so? If no please go… 19 – In your eyes what are the roles of man and woman inside the […]
A Moment of Clarity… #Poem
So here I stand/ audience curious/ cameras rolling/ verses upon verses on the ready/ heart pumping blood furiously/ glands injecting adrenaline/ hands steady/ belly feeling better now that I’ve snapped into character/ Butterflies now fly away freely/ and my gut is resting easy/ No longer am I nervous although I embrace that energy/ I embrace […]
She Fascinates Me…
She fascinates me with her relentless exploration for the flavors of passion/seasoned with the syrup of joy/ She tastes life with me just before dripping wisdom on my core self/ from balls to bone marrow/flesh and spirit we dance forever/ Like the edges of 2 galaxies spinning besides each other/ Harmonious we are beyond what man can […]
A Letter to my Brother on his birthday…
Damian Preston Wright 12/14/1977 Dear Damian, I hope this finds you well. You’re on the other side now. I feel you moving in and out of the worlds we cannot see, having fun in your spirit form, finally free. I am well as you know. Taking things day by day. I tried hard […]
The Illusion of Utopia and The Lies of Like.
The Illusion of Utopia and The Lies of Like. I don’t like her and she doesn’t like them/ They don’t like us and she can’t stand him/He doesn’t like me and I’m not trying to be friends/Because none of that matters when the day light ends/Is the enemy of my enemy really my friend?/ Are we […]
Rape Culture…
Rape culture/ If it isn’t free they don’t want it/ Unless you flaunt your wealth in their face that is/ No matter how fake it is/ they feel rich by association/ Self-improvement is masturbation/for self-destruction/ In this case/ where your peers choose often not to look at your face/ People talk at you/ not to you/ Hey […]
Lover’s Prayer
Good night my love… May you find peace inside your slumber and dream in vivid colors. May you wake with a focus on what’s necessary and the strength to execute God’s plan. During your day, may you walk in his light with the breath from his nostrils blowing at your back. May your ears hear […]
Business, Pleasure, Slavery, Passion & the Game.
She disguised her intentions behind a wall that I was trying to move forwardly. Cleverly, eagerly and sexily standing on the same side as me, offering to help me. Hot Sun riding shot gun, blinding me from better options, As if I could see past the wall, or my own determination for that matter, Now […]
