Lifestyle. Melanin. Me: Off the Beaten Path.
And by "we", I refer solely to myself. Of course, if you'd like to take the blame along with me, please, feel free. Yeah, so the last poem upload was ages ago (life, life, life) and now I have to catch up from #18-today, #26. So I thought I'd post the longest poem I've ever …
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Playing catch-up. These are all classics that I've loved since I laid eyes on them. This Is Just to Say William Carlos Williams (#11) I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold Harlem Langston Hughes …
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As an author, her stories and essays have always thrilled me. But I'd like to discover her more as a poetess. Below is a powerful piece by Alice Walker. Enjoy this poetic Thursday, dear readers. Be Nobody's Darling Alice Walker Be nobody's darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around You …
Hi, Poetry Lover. Wanted to share a classic today. I fell in love with this piece in college after more than one poetry professor introduced me to the wonder and complexity of Theodore Roethke. Please read and enjoy. In a Dark Time Theodore Roethke In a dark time, the eye begins to see, I meet …
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