#AmericanWriters
I Sing of Mumia brilliant and strong and of the captivity that few black men escape
Don’t be like those who ask for ev… praise, a blurb, a free ride in my… limousine. They ask for everything… anything in return. Be like those who can see that my…
in our lifetime. Which makes the idea of elections Notice how this word has “man” right in the middle of it? That’s one reason I like it. He is right there, front and center. But he i...
Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely
I have a friend who is turning gray, not just her hair, and I do not know why this is so.
His posture From so many years Holding his robe with one hand Is odd. His gait
I said to Poetry:"I’m finished with you." Having to almost die before some wierd light comes creeping through
Did you ever understand this? If my spirit was poor, how could… Was I depressed? Understanding editing, I see how a comma, removed or inse…
Going out to the garden this morning to plant seeds for my winter greens —the strong, fiery mustard
With your unknown to me Odd magic You came To me:
You confide in me that you are lonely,
To change the world enough you must cease to be afraid of the poor. We experience your fear as the lea… humiliations; in the past
Knowing you might some day come and how unprepared I’ve always been like Mr. Sloppy in Charles Dickens’
When you see water in a stream you say: oh, this is stream water; When you see water in the river you say: oh, this is water
When the people have won a victory whether small or large do you ever wonder