Eureka!!!!!

so a white lady who just watched Who is Black in America just told me on twitter not to push my PYPM kids to write about serious issues. Said if we just think positively, and not mention racism or colorism, it’ll go away. 

Damn it, why didnt we think of that!!!!!!

"Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self."
– Cyril Connolly

Morning free write — l may keep going with this

You are too coward to love someone brave enough to love you.

You refer to him as “bitch.”

The only “less than manly” thing he does is love you.

lnfrangibly.

No judgments.

He loves the parts of you you dont acknowledge.

The putative perceptions you have of your arson ash reflection.

Reciprocity is smothered deep down in the chasms of your tumid insecurities.

How could you ever love someone stupid enough to love you?

Dear Tumblr: Philly Youth Poetry Movement needs your help

(i try not to ever ask anything of folks because i’m so damn proud, but i’ll ask for anything for my PYPM kids… screw pride)

Please, take a minute today to vote for Philly Youth Poetry Movement (PYPM) for the DoGooder Awards. Help us win $250,000 in critical resources! Many people know PYPM provides FREE writing workshops, slams, open mics, & mentoring for Philly area youth. Many of you don’t realize we are an organization of volunteers doing what we do because it’s needed, and we love doing it. But love can only get us so far. What if we had funds? Can you imagine what we could do then? We need your help. You can help us by doing two things…

1) Follow the link and vote for us (you can vote daily — please do when you have time)

2) Sharing the link and asking YOUR network to vote for us.

Thank you. 

#NotToProudToBegForPYPM


http://www.phillyinfocus.com/dogooder-awards/#!/entry/1096340

Vote for Philly Youth Poetry Movement

Please, take a minute today to vote for Philly Youth Poetry Movement for the DoGooder Awards. Help us win $250,000 in critical resources! Many of you don’t realize we are an organization of volunteers doing what we do because it’s needed, and we love doing it. But love can only get us so far. You can help us by doing two things… 1) Follow the link and vote for us 2) Sharing the link and asking YOUR network to vote for us. Thank you.

I don't understand the question

Her: *with an attitude* You always write poems from a black man's perspective!

Me: Yeah

Her: Why

Me: Who else would I write my poems as?

Yeah, that one

That embarrassing feeling when you read something you wrote five years ago. There’s never been a dumpster fire large enough to burn this shit in.

Road Trippin

Just getting back from D.C. with my young road warriors, Jamarr Hall, Seff Al-Afriqi, & Troy Riley… aka The whY Chromosomes.  Had a ball spitting. Good love and energy in the room.  Koren showed up. Koren is like a super hero whose special super power is love. I swear that woman is one big ball of light and love. 

whY Chromosomes will be hitting up Jersey next week.