Make no mistake, Dan Rather is the reason I became a journalist…
As a child, I fought sleep to be able to stay up until the evening news ended, because it couldn’t be time for bed until Dan told me goodnight… It was like wrapping myself up in newsworthy dreams.
I practiced saying words clearly,…
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Eclectic Truth poetry slam & open mic returns tonight! Live from the McKinley Alumni Center (1520 Thomas Delpit Dr.) CASH SLAM (1st-$50, 2nd-$30, 3rd-$20). Come perform or come listen! Flier design by @rodrickm
Thursday night 5/23 #poetryslam #cash #McKinleyAlumniCenter #EclecticTruth
As a mass communication student at Xavier University of Louisiana, I had the honor and privilege of studying under some of the most seasoned and intelligent teaching journalists. It was through their collective guidance that I learned very important tools to not only report the news, but to…
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on my father’s side
the family is quiet
reserved
controlled emotionally
speaks barely above a whisper
laughs with their inside voice
on my mother’s side
the family roars
everyone speaks on volume…circus
everyone is a ringmaster
all the ringmaster are Samuel Jackson
all the ringmasters wanna talk
at the same damn time
this is how my personality intersects
how I’m
part Charlie Chaplin
part Charlie Murphy
mostly Charlie Brown
I can be as quiet as a librarian
under a gag order
or a marching band at
a fireworks show
my mama people
are so soulful
so hurricane tears
so belly laugh
so much song
such tight hugs
so open book
my daddy people
are so careful
so non-intrusive
keeps their hearts encased
doesn’t volunteer information
such locked diaries
I never know which genes
are most fitting
under any given situation
I am thunder with laryngitis
big-handed golf claps
emote and retreat
I can’t help but be myself
whoever that is.
#souldoutsundays #June9th 2x world poetry slam champion @edmabrey will be featuring! #hotticket #show+workshop #major @gallerybohemia
#SouldOutSundays #May26th #BBQpotluck #doublefeature #openmic #summertime @gallerybohemia
this poem is a flower
it is pollen-free
it will not trigger her allergies
it is not a cheap alternative
to buying her real flowers
this poem is in full bloom
this poem will never wither
the sunlight in her eyes
will give this poem its sustenance
this flower is a poem
this flower begged to be picked
to give to her
her heart is its vase
this flower looks pretty in its vase
I hope she keeps it there
there’s no reason for it to move.
