We are 7 days closer to the release of Letters About Losing You! This line is from section 2 of the chapbook, and is one of my personal favorites. It sets a scene that is both subtle and intricate and …
Month: March 2016
Oh Happy Day!
I hope you all enjoyed your Easter and had a wonderful spring day with family and friends. It was rainy and cool where I live so most of my day was spent indoors cuddling up with this cutie pie and …
Why Crochet Braids Are Poppin
Before I returned to my natural hair I thought it was strange that so many girls would choose to go natural and then cover their hair with wigs, weaves, braids and the like. It seemed so pointless—why chop off all your …
Some Physical Laws
I know you’ve just been waiting shamelessly by your computers for the past 7 days just dying to hear the next line from Letters About Losing You haha. And just like every Tuesday, I promise not to disappoint, so here …
World Poetry Day
I am the poor white, fooled and pushed apart / I am the Negro bearing slavery’s scars / I am the red man driven from the land, / I am the immigrant clutching the hope I seek – / And finding only …
Dear Mr. Trump
It appears that our real issues, the ones we desperately like to assume are over whenever a big "First" happens, are biting and looming. This following spoken word piece is my attempt to explore these issues.
Hypothetically…A Chapbook
It’s Tuesday and that means you get to hear another snippet from my chapbook, Letters About Losing You! I’m working on the details of the cover design and have a great artist starting to lay everything out. Please make sure you tell all …
Inspiration
I hope everyone had a great week so far. The weather is getting warmer, flowers are blooming and overall everything is starting to look up. Since it’s one week from the first day of spring I wanted to talk about …
Old Age One-Liner
I’m back for another one-liner from my upcoming chapbook, Letters About Losing You! With the craziness of another month coming full blast I’ve missed not one but TWO posting days this past week, which I’m awfully sorry about. But I …
A Line From Allison and Adam
For week 3 I’m sharing another line from a poem that’s featured in the first section of the book. Enjoy! #LALY what candle extinguished before it burned out did not still light up a room? – Allison and Adam
