Leaning into Identity–a scarred child break- ing the bars of a colonial cage. Rage is temporary (sometimes). Pleasant, like Jill Scott singing about living a golden life or like Bobby Womack crooning–110th Streeton his mind. No mercy for leaderswho use power, like an eraser, jazz-like, scrubbing surfaces for definitions of power or splashes of theContinue reading “I Will Breathe After My Own Fashion”
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Where Art Thou Party?
A simple poem, exploring some thoughts about this year’s election, USA 2024.
Warm Water Bottles
“Warm Water Bottles” appears in the book Vote in My Pocket, which can be found on the Books page: https://iamsynnika.com/books
New Poem is Published in Mid-Atlantic Review
My poem “On a Black High School Senior Who Cannot Walk…” is featured in the Mid-Atlantic Review.
The Machine is Not Paradise
“The Machine is Not Paradise” appears in the collection Laps Around Sunlight. Check out the tab “Books” to order a copy: https://iamsynnika.com/books/
Father’s Day in the Cemetery
Father’s Day in the Cemetery appears in in the poetry collection “8 Days in Rhode Island.”
On a Black High School Senior Who Cannot Walk…
This poem was inspired by the countless Black boys and girls who have had to defend their natural Black hairstyles from school administrators. In some cases, they have been prevented from walking at their own high school graduations.
Manifest Freedom
“Manifest Freedom” describes a sultry night in Norfolk Virginia, hanging and jamming with percussionist Greg Lee and saxophone player Mike G.
CROW JIM
“Crow Jim” examines the concept of the Jim Crow era and its chokehold on present day American society.
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