GATHER YOURSELVES!
Peace, Gratitude, Respect! OGT 25 began here in Ithaca, NY, on March 21st—one week beyond my 80th SoulDay. "OGT" stands for OctoGenarian (8th Generation) Tour, a journey through sound, spirit, and sacred engagement. Now that we've completed the Ithaca leg of the
Saturday the Ithaca leg of OGT25 closes
The Ancestors be recognized & praised for bearing me up with strength & clarity to do this work. Begun in late 2024 as a freejazz improvisation that family & friends supported & collectively helped to shape, the 2025 leg of
OUR GARDEN BREETHZ
our garden breethz[1] our garden breethz our garden breethz rootz kracking konkrete, vinez reklayming steel & stone. our children, petalz playing, unfolding whispered prayerz —ancestor naymz oyaz wind refuzez to forget. poetz, sound shayperz, imagemaking artistz & artisanz, activistz, & earthtenderz whose soiled handz & rhythmik voycez, brushstroke keyz with
OCTOGENARIAN TOUR FIRST STOP ITHACA NEW YORK
OCTOGENARIAN TOUR — ITHACA NEW YORK GIAC ELDERS Friday March 21 Elder’s breakfast reading - breakfast at 9 with 9:45-10 reading SOUTHSIDE Friday March 21 two workshops with young ones followed by dinner with the kids. BUFFALO BOOKS Saturday, March 22 Noon gathering of poets at Buffalo Books. DURLAND ALTERNATIVES LIBRARY Sunday,
homage for malcolm, our warrior-priest
if you’re not ready to die for it, put the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary. —malcolm x the nite devoid of stars hooded vampires crouched in shadow crystal ice hung twisted in lynchknot, & a lone trainwhistle sang your name malcolm, you came into this
We Poetz stand with Palestine & its People
Kétu Oladuwa . . . the poet is representative. He stands among partial men for the complete man, and apprises us not of his wealth, but of the common wealth. The young man reveres men of genius, because, to speak truly,
Yuull Never Walk Alone / for Nina
Hearing lots of post-Nov 5th blued projections. Folks disheartened, confused, angry, depressed. Seriously considering leaving the empire. The empire hasn't changed simply woke up with a new head figuring how to squeeze out the best for him, his family &
koherence / frakchured mirrorz reflekting thekayos uv ourtym
. . . i was born a black woman and now i am become a palestinian against the relentless laughter of evil there is less and less living room and where are my loved ones? it is time to make our way home. — june jordan, moving towards
Poetik Moment, Revelation, Liberation RizeUp Outta the Deep Shit
These 2 upcoming dives into Poetik Moment are bound to inspire & re/mind you to look deeper within for the answers that soothe, calm, & enliven the Kollektiv Hueman Spirit! Together, finding our way outta the deep shit It’s going to
Back to our hueman rootz
OctoGenarian Tour Sojourning Collective Poetikz Two weeks ago, We launched the OctoGenarian Tour, stepping out on a sojourn that will test my endurance & reveal the possible. For the next 13 months, I’m nomadding multiple cities with meaning & a message
Countdown to the Launch
We’ve entered the countdown stretch to the September 28th launch of the Octogenarian Tour —12 days out as of Monday. The collective that’s organizing the launch are doing a fantastic job of pulling the multiple details of this initial phase
Anniversaries & The Octogenarian Tour — Part 1
Yes, I hate it when the blood start flowing / But I’m glad to see resistance growing. . .—Gil Scott-Heron, Johannesburg When people ask how I'm doing, I very often quip: Ain't dead yet so, I must be living! August 17, 2024, marked 53