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Share your poetry and/or stories with all the power of the spoken word. If you would like to have a spoken word version of your writing made for you email me at ebonyworlds@yahoo.com

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Nefertari Imani Baraka Comment by Nefertari Imani Baraka on October 31, 2009 at 11:52pm
Attention Atlanta area writers
C & G Writers Ink Present The Cypher's Den Poetry and Spoken Word at Melange.
Starting November 21 and every third Saturday of every month 7-9pm. We will be showcasing 6 poets including 1 featured poet and 2 neo soul singers. If you are interested let me know we have 2 slots left for November.
The Cypher's Den at Melange- Come get your speak on! then hang with us at Social Saturday's.
For more information check out the group C & G Writers Ink's Atlanta Writers Network on facebook
Kim Wilson Comment by Kim Wilson on September 7, 2009 at 1:35am
Gifts
I use my gift to write out loud.
I know I’m not the only one;
escaping, feeling, trying, forgiving, praying, excepting, turning away, giving it up,
seeking, needing, blessing, retaliating, attempting, misusing, keeping, sharing,
hoping, wondering, praising, reliving; the WAY, the TRUTH AND the LIGHT!
Kim Wilson
OOWEE
 
Aaron Jones Comment by Aaron Jones on July 10, 2009 at 1:58am
The Cry is a poem about God cry unto his people to be holy and our Cry unto God for the world to be made right. It is an excerpt from the book The Great Invitation by Aaron Jones

Afronative Comment by Afronative on December 2, 2008 at 2:41pm
Hello everyone
Kyndall Brown Comment by Kyndall Brown on November 25, 2008 at 10:15pm

I Saw What You Did
(from my first book "I Ain't Ascared of Nutin'... The Evolution of Me")

I saw what you did…

I saw you create jealousy, envy and greed.
I saw you destroy one of the world’s oldest civilizations.
I saw you implant that jealousy, envy and greed into the hearts of the innocent.

I saw what you did…

I saw you turn brother against brother, sister against sister and friend against friend.

I saw what you did…

I saw you break their hearts.
I saw you tell jealousy and envy to kill half of them and greed to kill the rest.

I saw them die…

I saw their blood on the sidewalks and the streets.
How could you do such an evil thing?
Sometimes I don’t believe… I saw what you did.

But I did… I saw you.
Yeah…

I saw what you did…

And it haunts me forever.


by
Kyndall Brown

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Nefertari Imani Baraka Comment by Nefertari Imani Baraka on September 24, 2008 at 8:52pm
Call-in Number: (646) 200-4307 UPCOMING SHOW: 9/24/2008 9:00 PM
Host Name Nefertari Baraka
Show Name For the Lover in You Grown & Sexy Wednesday's On Mind Body and Soul Radio
Show Length 1 Hour
Show Description On Wednesday's Mind Body and Soul Radio salutes Hump Day with a stimulating array of Grown and Sexy authors serving up platters of romantic and erotic food for your mind body and soul
Sharon Moore Stenhouse Comment by Sharon Moore Stenhouse on September 1, 2008 at 4:29pm
Lover’s Fire
by Sharon Moore Stenhouse
© January 26, 2008


We spoke in lyrical circles
Meeting for the first time
Exhibiting intuitive shyness
Exploring the mechanics of our minds
Sensing the freshness sought by both
Needing the assurance of love inspired
A simple spark to light the fire
Dwelling in the unknown you

Encouraged by careful listening
Minds adding their own bit of spice
Dancing images in our heads
Visions of moments we will share
Far-flung beyond the horizon’s line
That together we would combine
Enough energy to fuel the fire
Dwelling in the unknown you

Once lit, it glowed
A bond developed over time
Connecting us near and far
Until off in the horizon
A distant wind began to blow
Gusting into missing each other
Muting the light begun in circles
Diminished the sense of desire

a'Kihoro
Tonny Brown Comment by Tonny Brown on June 30, 2008 at 1:21pm
Nice to be a part of this Group! I am a children's book Author. Some say this is a hard venue to get into, maybe so, but I aspire to write childrens books with a foundation to teach values along with a learning experience. Words of fiction woven into truth. I want to cultivate a passion for reading to enhance life skills for a better tomorrow for our children. Let's teach through learning, not mistakes. My book THE GOLD COIN, is fun yet illustrates the true meaning of friendship and challenges our youth in an enlightening way.

It can be purchased at: www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore
Jill Comment by Jill on June 14, 2008 at 4:50pm

JOLANDA TEDFORD Comment by JOLANDA TEDFORD on May 29, 2008 at 1:55pm
MY STORY

Abandonment Dysfunctional Family Pregnancy (Abortion)
Acid Heroin Prostitution
Alcohol Imprisonment Rape
Bi-sexuality Infidelity Sexual Promiscuity
Child Molestation Insanity Sherm (pcp)
Cigarettes Marijuana Speed/crank
Crack Cocaine Mescaline Valium
Divorce Physical Abuse Verbal Abuse

In search of love, I went through the above.

Each an avenue through which I took venue,
I was walking through hell, though I could not tell.

I began to realize that my only gain,
was to be riddled with this everlasting pain.

As I dealt with loneliness and fear,
I began to realize that this was why I was here.

My heart grew hard and became a shield,
Through which no one could enter like an unopened field.

Though life itself began to die,
someone told me I could survive.

And through the storm I could see an arm,
that reached for me without alarm.

I began to take refuge within its midst,
true love is with God it did insist.

As I began to reach for this unseen hand,
I began to realize He had a plan.

Once I believed and confessed my faith,
I began to grow at an alarming rate.

I started to realize that there was more to the storm,
than visually before me had taken form.

I asked for the vision to see through the dust,
Lo’ and behold I was filled with a thrust.

Then I began to walk in the light,
only by faith and not by sight.

The further I walked the closer I got,
I began to feel like the potter’s pot.

Then one day I awoke unto the Son,
I finally realized where life begun.

The victory in heaven had been bestowed upon me,
for I had walked through hell and now I am free.

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