by vivrant thang on national poetry month
As National Poetry Month comes to a close, I wanted to celebrate one of my favorite poets, Philly native Ursula Rucker. I was up in Philly a couple of weeks ago and just happened upon the Germantown Poetry Festival. I read about it before I got to town but didn’t think I [...]
by vivrant thang on sisters doing it for themselves and young gifted & black
The “inferior sex” got a new exterior
We got doctors, lawyers, politicians too.
Everybody – take a look around.
Can you see – can you see – can you see
There’s a woman right next to you!
Sisters are doing it for themselves!
I bet you were worried [...]
To be young, gifted and black
We must begin to tell our young
Don’t you know there’s a whole world waiting for you?
Don’t you know the quest has just begun for you?
On my “Who’s That Girl?” page, I list a few of my negative traits. I know it’s hard to believe, but yes, your girl Vivrant Thang [...]
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