Writing Excercise

Here's a writing exercise we did in my Performance Poetry Class a while back.
We had to create a poem out of questions.

I just wrote a string of poetic questions that have nothing to do with each other.

Why does she give birth to more children than sonnets?
When did we become more like ants than gorillas?

Why do we enslave ink in our pens and then put them on the auction block of paper?
Why are our heads filled with brains instead of hearts?

Why must I walk in your shoes to know your story wouldn't it be better to walk in your skin?
Why does it matter how many colors are in the rainbow when we don't appreciate them equally anyway?

How many poets does it take to screw in a light bulb? None because they're too busy writing about its former luminescence. 

Free Write (hopped up on caffeine)

I'm just letting these words flow through me like
energy
like extensions
of myself
leaking through my fingers on to solid keys
transcribed onto bright white screen
laying on the cyber page
so serene
thick like cream
can you taste me yet
let me feed you visually
watch my words slither down the screen
watch them like a body
from the head to the feet
can you feel me
I am seeping into you
my words go right through you like.......

ttyl .... xoxo

LIVE FREE WRITE

Right now I'm just gonna blog a free write (10 bars) based on the last thing I see on twitter lol. NO EDITING, NO BS Here it goes:



necolebitchie:

  

im flipping through the channels and they have a whole segment dedicated to Gabby Sidibe weight smh...


Are you intimidated by her roles or her rolls
Just cuz your skinny butt can't act and you're wack
Gabby is taking it to new levels while you're stuck on the same one
Why are you hating on your fellow colored woman
I love it when an intelligent black woman is on my TV screen
So what's up with the attitude? what do you mean...
smh? shaking your head? 
You should be clapping instead
Really surprised at you necolebitchie
I guess this is why Gabby's way more richie


LMAO... I am so corny

ttfn loves.......

By the way, check out this discussion about Gabby: (I love Niecy Nash!)

What is your opinion? Should she lose the weight? 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40z8T4oZxt4

physics at its best: amazing video

Weekly Inspiration

Here's an original piece by me. (not finished btw)
Read this today in my Performance Poetry class

Enjoy!

My Crow, Soft Word

you were my favorite

grammatical error

no matter how much I tried to fix you, you just kept 

popping 

up 

on my page as incorrect

I kept typing you in over and over in different orders 

and you still came up in Spell Check

I gave my all.

Placing my brackets around places I never put them before

Inserting your comma within my quotation marks

Entering and back spacing 

entering and back spacing

ENTER

BACK 

SPACE

SPACE, TAB, SHIFT, SHIFT, ALT, 

CONTROL

RETURN

until my      fingers hurt 

My friends said, "This is a fragment, consider revising" 

But I begged to differ

I was determined to mold you into the perfect phrase

I tried everything that i could yet

you still had that little green squiggly line dwelling underneath you

you really began to piss me off

you were the one thing ruining my life's masterpiece

so i decided maybe my memoir was better off with out you 

and miraculously 

all my problems were over once i hit that button. 

DELETE.

ttyl .... xoxo

What is the world coming to?

EARTH QUAKE IN HAITI

EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE

TSUNAMI IN HAWAII??

EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN?

WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO? WE NEED TO BAND TOGETHER AND USE PRAYER AND POSITIVE ENERGY TO BATTLE NATURE'S DESTRUCTIVE RATH. IT'S REALLY ALL WE CAN DO.......

FOR MORE INFO: http://cnmnewsnetwork.com/11313/hawaii-tsunami-warning-2010-a-consequence-of-chile-earthquake-2010/

Jazz and Java postponed

=( Jazz and Java has been postponed to March sadly but some good news is I have a youtube channel.
Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/TheSugarkanejuice

WAIT before you look. just know that when I'm bored.... "i gets crazy"

Actually more sad news, I sprained my ankle playing freakin "pink volleyball" wth!!

Anyway, TTFN

feelin' this song right now

check out his other vids too... they're so funny

Weekly Inspiration

I know ... I know... I been gone for minute. but.... I'm back.

To get some inspiration this week or this weekend. Try going to a poetry reading, a slam or a poetry lounge. For events checks out either this blog during the week or search online for a nice spot.

I live near NY so here are a couple of links to spots that I like know of:

1. Nuyorican Poets Cafe : http://www.nuyorican.org/ 

2. The Bowery Poetry Club : http://www.bowerypoetry.com/  

TTFN ..... X O X O 

don't mind the bushy eyebrows lmao

By the way, if you're in New Brunswick. I will be performing at the Bi- Annual Jazz n Java Poetry Open Mic this Friday at 8:00 pm in the Douglass Campus Center. Come out and show love for some great poets.  =)

Weekly Inspiration

This week, head to http://e-poets.net/ and check out some great chicago poets.

TTFN! ..... XO

Found something really cool today and something not so cool....

I found this really cool site today. I secretly really like fashion, even though I don't always dress like it. But anyway, i found a new stress reliever...... www.polvore.com

This site is hot... you can make looks or sets (as the call them) using clothing from almost anywhere and create a spread like you would see it in a magazine! And then you can enter it in whatever contest they have going on.

Today I entered this contest for V.V. Brown. First prize is: "A $500 gift certificate to Steve Madden, autographed poster, autographed poster, a ‘Travelling Like the Light’ CD and limited edition 7” vinyl featuring the Little Boots Remix of “LEAVE!” and Andrew Weatherall Mix of “Crying Blood” and a personal shout-out on V.V.’s Twitter."

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!! 
go ENTER now!!!

this is my entry....if it sucks, dont butcher me

Fashion ain't pain, soley a pleasure... by sammy_sam featuring Forever21 jewelry

Items in this set:
Steve Madden - All Dress, $130
Mod Retro Indie Clothing & Vintage Clothes, $73
Steve Madden Pandora Clutch - Free Overnight Shipping & Return..., $49
Chiffon Floral Bib Necklace, $13
Rhinestone Shell Top Ring, $5.80

Also, today I discovered Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs ONLINE grrrr..... after just purchasing it in the bookstore. I hope I can still return it (crossing fingers)

I can't wait to read it though!


btw... it's for my 19th Century Black Literature Course which I'm loving so far.


ttyl...XO  (KEEP HAITI IN YOUR PRAYERS)

MCATs and ish

THIS

HAS TAKEN OVER MY LIFE

I have been M.I.A once again because I have been vigorously studying for the MCAT. But now I am back at school and must begin the process of learning how to handle both effectively. I'm really excited about my classes though.... Systems Physiology, 19th Century Black Lit, Creative Writing and Orgo Lab....think i can handle it???

Anyway I've decided that no matter what I will post a weekly inspiration piece/excerpt from either one of my poems are someone elses every Tuesday.

Weekly Inspiration:

Why do I still feel enslaved?

Like there are mental shackles wrapped around my brain.

And on every application where I see African hyphen American slash Black

Why do the words resemble a chain?

Pulling me back to the: you don’t belong here.

Reiterating that I’m just a former slave

I’m just a visitor chilling on the streets paved over my ancestor’s graves

Slavery can’t possibly be over.

Because the white man has always been massa to me

I begged to get a perm when my hair was too peasy

Now I cover up my naps with a full blown weave

- Samara Henry (excerpt from Emancipation Proclamation) 

Haiti Earthquake Crisis

I know you all have heard of the massive earthquake that has devastatingly affected Haiti. For those of you who are willing to help, please do one of two things:

Either you can use your cell phone to text "Yele" to 501501, which will automatically donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund (it will be charged to your cell phone bill), or you can visit Yele.org and click on DONATE.
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Heads Up

East Orange Library Poetry Show
Tonight!

Time: 6:00pm - 9:30pm

Venue:

21 South Arlington St

Description

Featuring Hapu
First 2010 Poetry Event so please come thru and partake. Some folks be missing some great events and guess what it's free. Some dont be one of them and bring one person with you.
For more info call: 973-266-7049.
Its an open mic and open room for some to be inspired. If you never been to an event you should definitely come and see what you been missing all your life.
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