She has the silent strength of hope, like in a hurricane The quiet voice that guides your fears from reality The kind of strength that stretches bends and twists like two pieces of hair that never break Bonds that never sever but connect muscle tissue and brown skin Brown skin that bears the weight of […]
Like it was an arrow sent directly to her My mother my best friend my everything My mama my mommy my person The last one to sit down at the dinner table The first smile I see when I wake Coffee mug in hand Already been up for hours My favorite favorite thing about life […]
I sometimes like to just go outside And stand No certain spot where I stand I just go wherever my feet lead me Once I’m where my legs decide I’m supposed to be I just stand To hear the world And smell the air Air different than inside air Outside air And look at the […]
Damont Combs has been writing since an early age, after a desire to improve his handwriting sparked his creativity. As he grew up in Southside Jamaica Queens, NY, Combs would write stories, songs and poems to improve his script. While it ultimately didn’t help his handwriting, it did bring out his love of writing, especially […]
Eugenie Belony, aka Eugenie Rose, is the 2019 Galway Kinnell Youth Poetry Slam Champion and the 2020 RI Youth Deputy Poet Laureate. She is a young teenager who is a true rising star in our community. I recently sat down with her to discuss her art. Damont Combs (Motif): When did you fall in love with […]
Yo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Listen up to the Mama In her drama bout the change I’m feelin’ like an arrow Target ready / taking aim Some think I’m going crazy Yeah actin’ insane Damn right I got an attitude But let me explain I said Who-decided-the-rules To diss my clock To say-I-got-to-keep-tickin’ When I wants to tock To […]
Anthony DiPietro is a prose poet from Rhode Island, who currently lives in Massachusetts and teaches prose poetry at Frequency Writers. His poetry prose has been accepted into multiple magazines. In a recent interview, we spoke about his methods of writing and poetry’s importance. Damont Combs (Motif): When did you fall in love with poetry? […]
There is something primal in the way she whispered winter into the rolling green meadows, that were riddled with legends, and remnants of the time before Her eyes lit up the night and sprinkled starlight into moonbeams like a seed that grows into the dogwood trees by the river and beneath the gods on the […]
What comes first the color orange or the fruit? For me orange is a symbol I seek every day. I have a saying, “Orange will rise in the poem Orange.” It symbolizes hope, positivity and progress each day. I’ve always considered the glass half full because we choose our perceptions. “In life and business, don’t […]
The sounds of steel pan, keyboard, bass and vocals poured out of the Providence Career & Technical Academy Auditorium as hundreds of standup citizens glided inside. They were there to hear 67 people present Langston Hughes’ works, as well as experience some surprises. Many attendees returned for a third or 20th visit. Sylvia Ann Soares […]