I am lauded for my worldliness because of my ability to speak in a perfect American accent by the very …
I Want A Revolution
[poetry] Why is it that tragedy and change go hand in hand? Why must there be mass suffering, mass death, …
Six Poetry Books To Read For International Women’s Day 2019
If They Come For Us – Fatimah Asghar ‘one day may we be more than a body’ I’ll be honest: …
Poetry For My Brown Girls
Over the past couple years, I’ve written and published two poetry books. I focus on self love a lot, especially …
Willful Ignorance
when you are handed glasses, do not intentionally remove them the glasses may show you horrific scenes- blood, death, war, …
Silence
Silence grew in her A cancerous tumor starting from the warmth of her womanhood Spreading to her stomach Lungs Kidneys …
The Land Of, My Land Is
home. four letters that make one word. yet, it brings such heaviness to my heart to hear for home is …
They Call Me Creature
They call me creature, those who come to dig their fingers into my flesh, those whose wanton ways leave me …
Stigmata
I am more than the sum of my parts; More than the twisted tendrils encircling my toughened visage, More than …
Here’s To The Women
Here’s to the women that began as little girls: curious, never shying away from discovery, timid yet brave, shy yet …