march thirty one poetry

In Honor Of A Revolutionary 01.04.2021 5:50 ↓

Join me as I relaunch my March Thirty One Poetry podcast and kickoff National Poetry Writing Month 2021. My original poem honors a member of The Last Poets, Gil Scott Heron who passed away in 2011.

America, The Beautiful. #NaPoWriMo 01.04.2020 2:12 ↓

Kicking off National Poetry Month with a poem I wrote in 2015

29 days of poetry. GPS haiku and waiting for my hook up 06.02.2020 2:32 ↓

Two Haiku written in 2012 with references to technology.

29 days of poetry. freezer burn and reading is your right. 05.02.2020 2:37 ↓

Two Haiku, one about weather (or is it) and one about reading.

29 days of poetry. hair texture blues. 04.02.2020 1:25 ↓

Haiku about hair texture.

29 days of poetry. inspiration. 03.02.2020 1:15 ↓

Today is February 4th. And although I'm still recuperating from my dental surgery, I still wanted to make sure I shared a poem with listeners today. It's a haiku inspired by those who paved the way in honor of Black History Month. Enjoy!

29 days of poetry. bootstraps and privilege. 02.02.2020 3:43 ↓

Two poems highlighting social justice and privilege from my upcoming collection, the black poems.

29 Days of poetry. Two Haiku For You. 01.02.2020 1:52 ↓

February kicks off my annual poetry writing/reading challenge as well as Black History Month. Here's to 2020.

#nationalpoetrymonth poem. In Honor of A Revolutionary 24.04.2019 1:39 ↓

This poem, originally published on my blog in written form, is in honor of the late great, Gil Scott Heron, one of my inspirations for writing.

#nationalpoetrymonth natural hair poem 17.04.2019 3:07 ↓

This rough draft of a poem is dedicated to black women, our struggles and the politics of our hair

#nationalpoetrymonth poem: Racial fiction 10.04.2019 2:25 ↓

From my collection, the black poems, my contribution this week, touches on the stories we've been told about race and color.

April 4th. #nationalpoetrymonth in honor of Dr King and a nod to National Burrito Day 04.04.2019 2:21 ↓

Two poems today, one highlighting the roads leading to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and a lighthearted ode to National Burrito Day

April 3rd. #nationalpoetrymonth. haiku in the key of life collection. 03.04.2019 1:21 ↓

Two poems from my "haiku in the key of life" collection entitled Business and Stress.

April 2nd. poem: 45 & adulting #nationalpoetrymonth 02.04.2019 2:03 ↓

I just celebrated a birthday so I thought I'd share this with you. A new poem from a forthcoming collection entitled 45 & adulting.

Poem: Vogue. April 1st. National Poetry Month kickoff. 01.04.2019 1:53 ↓

Original poetry from my forthcoming collection, The April Poems.

Channeling Shakespeare. Spring Has Sprung. 4 /18/18. 19.04.2018 1:06 ↓

This winter seems to not want to leave. I channeled my inner Shakespeare, and wrote this poem in mourning for the short lived spring we've had this year. Enjoy!

Poem. Attraction. 4/9/18 09.04.2018 1:03 ↓

What happens when you first lay eyes upon someone? This poem examines that.

It's Sunday. The Bible As Poetry. #nationalpoetrymonth 4/8/18 09.04.2018 1:02 ↓

Because it's Sunday, I wanted to share one of my favorite scriptures, reciting it as poetry.

Showing My Age. Episode #3 #nationalpoetrymonth 07.04.2018 2:14 ↓

A late night poem to honor my commitment to national poetry month. Showing My Age is a poem I wrote in 2006. Recently, I celebrated my 45th birthday and this poem was appropriate to revisit

national poetry month. haiku for my favorite tv show. 4/5/18 06.04.2018 0:57 ↓

This poem is from a writing prompt, a haiku for your favorite television show, from National Poetry Month 2013.