The Such Thing As the Ridiculous Question – by Siaara Freeman

Where are you from??? When I say ancestors, let’s be clear:I mean slaves. I’m talkin’ Tennesseecotton & Louisiana suga. I mean … More

How to Enjoy Your Work

Enter only such field of study Or only such profession Or only such job or line of work If intrinsically … More

from Poetic Outlaws I don’t like to start my day off with the dreadful news.I feel fresh and enlivened in … More

The force that through the green fuse drives the flower Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees … More

This Passover, who reclines? Only the dead, their cupped hands filling slowly with the red wine of war. We are … More

Sent to earth to be a human, presumably, Sometimes devilish, sometimes divine I transgress my boundaries often To be just … More

I find it weird to see people fearing, Dreading this thing called death In death if you are, it is … More

Maya peeks at me Through snow-clad mountain Maya winks at me Through rose-laden bush Maya waves at me On the … More

In her arms Would there be a feeling Of coming home? In her arms Would there be a feeling Of … More