A poem posted for Lisa:<br><br><br>APRICOT SUMMER<br><br><br>I remember it as the apricot summer: <br>when the flowers <br>and then the green fruits clung to...
The clever ones found they could send death<br> in a letter,<br> but they found, to their surprise,<br> they killed only the messengers - <br> those who ...
The flowering white crab apple of my childhood <br> still grows there, <br> still surrounded by its garden, <br> although a house with a concrete slab sits ...
Northward bound in the silence of the sound,<br> we slice a growing V <br> in the <br> shining sapphire skin<br> of this icy blue inland sea, <br> our aluminum...
Hey friends,<br><br>I'm looking for someone to help me prepare the mambonova.com web page. As you recall, Mambo Nova has prepared four poetry chapbooks to ...
It's hard for me to imagine him at any age <br>other than the one <br>at which he died -<br>he seemed so comfortable with himself, <br>so at ease with who he...
Born into this color struck society<br>Where anyone who's skin isn't like mine is called enemy<br>Trying to make ends meet<br>Gotta keep my mind sharp always...
Re: poem with the opening line: "Born into this color struck society" by unidentified poet, posted on 12/22/01<br>Calling for separatism and violence is not...
Hey Brotha<br>Hey Brotha<br>Hey Brotha<br><br>What's going on Brotha?<br>How are you doing Brotha?<br>How your mama doing Brotha?<br><br>Stay strong ...
(The photography of Ansel Adams)<br><br>Just black and silver, silver and black -<br>the images are not real, and cannot be, <br>but simply steal the shadows...
i'm a big fan of henry rollins... is anyone here too? i just came across this kickass interview that i think you'd like... you ever wonder what goes through ...
hi,<br>i'm a high school senior who's brainstorming for ideas for my big second semester project. i'd like to do something involving poetry, and my advisor ...
"this is yours"<br><br>What sounds a woman makes<br>That stir the hearts of men<br><br>What ways can I in fact<br>attempt to listen if I'm<br>Deaf, Asleep, or...
I've had two people whom I gotten to know through this website email me if my book, "Prayer to a Dead God: 125 Poems," was available locally. So I thought I'd...
Tell me that we slept like angels last night.
Tell me that we intertwine our bodies in the middle of it, looking for each other in our sleep, holding one...
The door squeaks And once again The comforting light from the hallway Suddenly ends The shadow that lurks Is so familiar to her It appears… Every other night...
Swimming the river, in the cold November night, There she goes, the Andrea Yates. As night becomes the ocean and the sounds of rain freeze her feet, the Andrea...
Juliet of the Upper East Side and Chico Mambo of The Bronx Enter Juliet of The Upper East Side: "I'm weary, my Youth, to give you my word, for I fear I may...
Spatula! Oh Spatula! Oh Spatula, today you decided to help in the kitchen. Oh Spatula, you mixed orange juice and lemon slices until they were green with envy,...
All That! Hip Hop Poetry & Jazz An Open Mic Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2002 Time: 9:30PM - 1:30AM EDT (GMT-04:00) first wed of every month All That! Hip Hop...
All That! Hip Hop Poetry & Jazz AN OPEN MIC Special Guest Hosts NON-PHIXION CO-Hosted by Flaco Navaja $8 w/E-mail wed august 7th 9:30pm first wed of every...
Scratch of the roots @ WORDS hip hop & poetry showcase & open mic Date: Saturday, August 17, 2002 Time: 10:00PM EDT (GMT-04:00) WORDS hip hop & poetry showcace...
BATTLE DOME beat compitition & ALL THAT! HIP HOP POETRY & JAZZ BATTLE DOME beat compitition Sunday, September 1, 2002 9:00pm Producers Battle open 2 all styles...
All That! Hip Hop Poetry & Jazz An Open Mic Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2002 Time: 9:30PM - 1:30AM EDT (GMT-04:00) first wed of every month All That! Hip...
WHY? ENTERTAINMENT, LLC presents DCTX URBAN IDOL Talent Showcase @ Aqua Restaurant 1818 New York Avenue, NE DC Saturday, September 14, 2002 Hosted by Whop-N-EM...