Poems About Black History Month

    We celebrate black history month to bring attention to African Americans’ achievements to the world and honor black achievement and establish a time dedicated to honoring African Americans’ accomplishments and raising awareness of Black history in the United States.    Now I would like to share with you a few quotes about black…

Phillis Wheatley: The First Published African-American Female Poet And Why She Matters

Phillis Wheatley was born circa 1753 in the Gambia, named by the slave-owners which bought her for the ship which forcibly took her to the Americas in 1761. She was a remarkable young girl; the family which had bought her educated her after recognizing her potential and within sixteen months of her arrival she was…

Hmm, Poetic

My poetry anthology. Enjoy! Florida Project (based on the movie The Florida Project) Disney World is a fiction Mickey Mouse ears hide a long forgotten road too ugly for tomorrow land We live in a shadowed town  Everyone blinded by the shimmer of a fantasy castle Our only fantasy is getting out of here Billboards…

Look in the Mirror: A Political Poetry Commentary

For my fellow Albertans, we know that occasionally (well often) the political system can be frustrating. Recently, one of Alberta’s premiers was asked about the financial crisis many Albertans understand the reality of only too well. A comment about ‘looking in the mirror’ set not only Albertans on edge but trended Canada-wide on twitter (#PrenticeblamesAlbertans).…

Be inspired by the Calgary Spoken Word Festival!

Do you love poetry? performance? Do you love talking? listening? Creatively expressing yourself out loud? If you like anything creative, expressive, and inspirational, than the Calgary Spoken Word Festival is for you! You’re probably wondering what the heck this festival is. My words couldn’t justify it, so check out the website here. I will, however, somewhat…