(Re)definition
Definition of the original manfirst to ever put his foot to landoxymoronic thoughts colliding with god’s planconstant complaints blaming the Manis it his fault that you lack initiativecomplacently waiting for […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Facebook Poem
This once was going to be A Facebook statusLike the word bank of words I anticipate to useWords I come across while reading academically and occasionally for leisure There is a […]
Connolly, Jackson named youth poetry ambassador, deputy: Celebratory reading Jan 27
Natasha Connolly has been selected as youth poetry ambassador and Sadie Jackson has been selected as deputy youth poetry ambassador for 2023 by RI Poet Laureate Tina Cane, the RI […]
2023 Inaugural Spoken Awards – Nominees
Spoken words have power – to spread ideas, create new thoughts, spin up ideas, or even just amuse or entertain. They are the OG medium of communication, artistic expression and […]
July 4, 2004 (Sunday Afternoon): December poetry
Brando is dead–the eulogies are out today,the shadows and the light.And I’m out here mowing the lawn in the summer heat,the reel of the blades like a horse’s neigh,cicadas’ rattle,thinking […]
In Celebration of Wrinkles
like the creases in the pagesof your favorite novel,and the folds at the jointsand eyelids of a newborn child,and the cracks in the bark of your favorite tree,and the wrinkled bedsheetsof […]
Relent
When the asking is over And solitude is decided By you, others or the universe What remains is pure Fire Pursed lips on sweet wine Thoughts all your own “Come […]
Fueling The Fire
The same fire that keeps the wolves at bay alerts them to your presence The same fire that pushes away the darkness makes the shadows dance The same fire that […]
Perennials, Part VI
Black girl magic And the mystical magical negro They sound relateddon’t they? When you dig more deeply though, you realize that Black girls labeled magic are recognized for the way they marry Intellect, flexibility and accomplishment. The magical negro is viewed skeptically for […]