Archives for the ‘April is National Poetry Month’ Category

Farewell to National Poetry Month

By APOOO • May 1st, 2008 • Category: April is National Poetry Month

FAREWELL TO NATIONAL POETRY MONTHVIRTUAL SPOKEN WORD SHOWCASE UPDATE! Voting occured! Polls closed! We have winners of the first-ever APOOO/Urban Echoes Virtual Spoken Word Showcase. Thanks to all the participants as they were all very, very good and a special congrats to the FIVE winners! Without further ado and a DRUMROLL PLEASE…the winners are: Fourth [...]



April is National Poetry Month–Mikaylah Simone, April 30

By APOOO • Apr 30th, 2008 • Category: April is National Poetry Month

 Biography: The precision and elegance of a poets words can make readers pause to appreciate their own perceptions or examine their feelings. This can surely be said of one new poet Mikaylah Simone. Mikaylah is an emerging African-American poet whose simple, yet visceral, style brings poetry back to its basics as a social art through [...]



April is National Poetry Month–Poet Elissa Gabrielle

By APOOO • Apr 30th, 2008 • Category: April is National Poetry Month

Only in My Empire by Elissa Gabrielle These Visions of Grandeur Promote deep-seeded, uncultivated feelings That sorrowfully soar throughout my soul Awaiting you Debating you Resisting you, yet missing you. Is it wrong to love you? Because damn–I do. And my sweet Visions of Grandeur Have me struggling in a world where Time and Space [...]



April is National Poetry Month–Poet Kim Miller

By APOOO • Apr 30th, 2008 • Category: April is National Poetry Month

Kim Miller was born in Brooklyn , NY . She resided in New York for 34 years and later moved just outside of DC. She has a passion for writing nonfiction, (real life issues) and thought provoking poetry. She has a fun, spirited, sense of humor that is evident in her writing. She speaks and [...]



April is National Poetry Month–Latorial Faison, April 29

By APOOO • Apr 29th, 2008 • Category: April is National Poetry Month

Poem: “I AM”I AM by Latorial Faison (from 28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History Volume 2) I am somebody on my way somewhere I am she who interrogates those who stare I am too much for this wayward world to digest With pen and paper, I paint pictures with frankness I am the pages, [...]



April is National Poetry Month–Vernon J. Davis, April 28

By APOOO • Apr 28th, 2008 • Category: April is National Poetry Month

Vernon J. Davis, Jr. has been writing poetry since the early seventies. Davis’ very first published poem,”Beautiful Black Woman”(the basis for his poetry book) came out in 1978 in a magazine called Black Forum. Mr. Davis has also taught Creative Writing and recited his poetry in talent shows, church gatherings and open-mic forums.His creative collection [...]



April is National Month–Poet Charles Chatmon, April 27

By APOOO • Apr 27th, 2008 • Category: April is National Poetry Month

Charles L. Chatmon is a native of Los Angeles, California. He is the author of The Depths of My Soul and The Voices of South Central. Also, he has written articles for colleges and community newspapers. In addition to his writing talents, Charles has performed in various spoken word venues in the Southern California area [...]



April is National Poetry Month–Alyce Wynn, April 26

By APOOO • Apr 26th, 2008 • Category: April is National Poetry Month

Alyce Wynn is the author of Come Joy! It is the personal testimony of a spiritual journey in progress. Written in varying voices, its four chapters represent what the author considers to be the main components of life that all people experience. It is a relationship piece, between self, loved ones, nature and God. They [...]



April is National Poetry Month–Poet Vicki J. Austin, April 25

By APOOO • Apr 25th, 2008 • Category: April is National Poetry Month

WE We are the wind the waves Life’s sun rays, because we are Women. Our living waters are blessed our minds conscious of our yesterdays and tomorrows…and we are happiness displayed in spite of past sorrows. We dare to be bold from the young to the old. We are bursting at the seams living our [...]



April is National Poetry Month–Marcus Harris, April 24

By APOOO • Apr 24th, 2008 • Category: April is National Poetry Month

Little Colored Boys (Part I  Kamilah’s Prayer) Lord, I wish my boy could grow up to be a king or an emperor or even President even though I know he’s really gonna be born with one arm tied behind his back just because You happened to make him a little darker than everybody else– but [...]