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Episode 1 featuring Tan Carter @BlackPoetsJournal now stream on Sound Cloud!
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Episode 1 featuring Tan Carter @BlackPoetsJournal now stream on Sound Cloud!
In 8th grade, we had this thing called Legends Day at Providence Middle School. On this day, we were allowed to dress up as any legend that we wanted. I begged my Granny to be Phillis Wheatley. So much I begged, that she took me to the costume shop in Carytown to make sure I had the perfect dress for that era. No one knew who she was. Even after I explained, a few people looked at me sideways. Probably because of the colonial dress more so than not knowing who she was. Or maybe because she wasn't a "cool" legend like Andy Warhol or Michael Jackson. Phillis Wheatley, also spelled Phyllis and Wheatly, was the first published African-American female poet. I was always ahead of my time and still am today. A futurist, for lack better terms - @tancarterpoetry #blackpoetsjournal #rva (at Providence Middle)
"My King , strong and bold. Your burdens? Minimal and do not hold a candle to the blessings bestowed upon you" - from a poem by me
got my djembe yesterday. thank you @luvoneluv for being my music and camera woman! this was impromptu, but when I come back with the djembe I'll have a story for you this is called "black wombmyn" the words can be found here #wombolution #blackpoetsjournal (at Richmond, Virginia)
the tree that spoke to me
last week when I saw some youngsters “in love”
t.s. carter
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