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
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
intentchunosofy 1 & 2
they've been spending most their lives / iving in a future paradisethey've been looking in their minds / for the day that sorrow's lost from time—stevie wonder, pastime paradisei am led to wonder why i still liv oppressed shakkld toprofit-komplyant
i went on the road
382 days on the road. a solo motorcycle sojourn thru 48 states 30 September 2015 thru 16 October 2016 i went on the road 18 months ago to find the space i’d lost between my life’s bookends sprinting wholly identified from deathrow’s claws and cocooning from
a hazy sunday on harlemz westside
"i’m a man who believes i died 20 years ago andi live like a man who is dead already. i have no fear whatsoeverof anybody or anything." —malcolm x, el hajj malik el shabazz harlem sunday
lucéz kora song
once upon a time there waz a yung girl whose dance — body lithe & free — she allowed lifez joy to pour thru her receptive frame filling the spiritz uv thoze who dared move in unison with her she waz moon that regulated