Ntozake Shange - Poet Woman, in Admiration

How do you tread on a Tiger’s tail ?

Baby.. we are jealous, her exciting voice and outcry

Gave us new understandings for sharp color, real color

Poetry & ProseNina KuoApril 10, 2020Ntozake Shange, Poetry, Nina Kuo, Steve Cannon, a gathering of the tribes

Arts for Art Tribute to Steve Cannon - September 6, 6:30pm

On our minds, Poetry & Prose, Tribes and the CommunityChavisa WoodsAugust 23, 2019Steve Cannon, a gathering of the tribes, Arts for Art

OUR LITTLE NEW BORN BABY

Poetry & ProseNaomi BrownJuly 4, 2019Naomi Brown, Steve Cannon, Poetry, Gathering of The Tribes, new orleans, New York

I Suppose by Serena Castillo

Poetry & ProseSerena CastilloMay 30, 2019poetry, Serena Castillo

SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO GET LOST IN THE WORLD

Poetry & ProseGreg MogliaMay 28, 2019Greg Moglia, poetry

For Miss Shirley LeFlore

Poetry & ProseKevin PowellMay 21, 2019Shirley LeFlore, Kevin Powell, poem, poetry, poet laureate, St. Louis

Golden Giant

Poetry & ProseHongri YuanApril 29, 2019poems, Hongri Yuan, Yuanbing zhang, poetry

Broughton Dr & Hillsborough St

Poetry & ProsePatricia NdombeApril 22, 2019Patricia Ndombe, Poem, Latest Poem, Poetry and Prose, Latest Poetry and Prose, Lingala

Distance by Alby Blazo

Poetry & ProseChavisa WoodsApril 22, 2019Poem, Distance, Alby Blazo, Latest Poem, Poetry and Prose, Latest Poetry and Prose

"Never mind what is not" by Leslie Browne

Poetry & ProseLeslie BrowneApril 3, 2019Leslie Browne, poem, Poetry

Whenever You Get Upset

Poetry & ProseChavisa WoodsMarch 21, 2019Steve Cannon, Poems, Poem, Whenever You Get Upset

Captive

Poetry & ProseLuci BerriosMarch 21, 2019Luciann Berrios, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Prose, Poetry and Prose

Dear Poem

Poetry & ProseDavid JamesMarch 4, 2019David James, Poetry, poem

Sana'a Sunrise

Poetry & ProseKhalil ElayanJanuary 31, 2019Khalil Elayan, poetry, Sana'a Sunrise

The Float

I am very still.

My chest barely moves with each breath.

I am calm. I am warm.

Poetry & ProseGinger CochranJanuary 16, 2019Poetry, the float, Ginger Cochran, A Gathering of the Tribes

The Shore

Maybe it's because

My skin's the color of the

beach floors their ancestors conquered

So familiar to be taken

Poetry & ProseLuci BerriosJanuary 14, 2019Luci Berrios, a gathering of the tribes, The Shore, poetry

What's the Harm?

I don’t delete those numbers although

they’re dead, I’ve been told,

those persons, not numbers.

Poetry & ProseRajnish MishraJanuary 14, 2019What's the Harm, Rajnish Mishra, poetry, poem, a gathering of the tribes

A woman looking for a tongue!

they said the good girl knows how to close her mouth 

she always pretends to ignore seeing revolutions in the north 

or in the south

 the good girl used to crawl 

she must hide the bright side of her soul 

Poetry & ProseTribesJanuary 7, 2019poetry, Amirah Al Wassif, Womens Rights, women, politics

Cornelia St. Cafe, June Performance

-the list goes on, on and on, names and dates i've forgotten,

but were an intense vivid and you-always-think-it-will-be-there in deep indigo, mirrors, the tiny magic stage--

maybe, maybe--like the song says, 'some other spring'-- for the ghosts, and onwards, 'for the living--

Cómo Reconocer A Tu Padre

Seria
Como buscar una parte de ti mismo.
Mirate en un espejo y vete a ti mismo

Mira las caracteristicas de tu rostro
Mira el ser detrás de esos ojos

Todas tus facciones
Presta atención
El tipo de nariz que tienes
El arqueado de tus cejas
El contorno de pómulos y boca.

Poetry & ProseJasmine Pilar Gonzalez Saavedrad December 21, 2018poetry, New York, family, AfroDiaspora, latinx