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Tell them that if this here ain’t black and woman enough well, my black and woman enough body just don’t want you.
Alyesha Wise, "To This Black Woman Body, Part I"
Congratulations to Alyesha on topping 100,000 views on this beautiful poem.
BtVS S11 #11 - Revelations
I love the issue, but I'm not gonna deny I got a little disappointed at the revelation of the BB: the Press Secretary (Ms. Wise) really didn't do much for me; I had hoped for someone more connected to the Scoobies, to their past. The woman wisely have been draining magic from supernatural beings (not only witches, but also werewolves, demons etc) for months, and has enhanced her body with mechanical parts too.
But overall, #11 is packed with good action – and a really important and meaningful happening: the spell that Willow performed in Chosen, making Buffy share her power with all Potentials of the world, has been undone (and Faith, for some reason, ended up depowered, too). I like that such a bold action has been taken, and I hope it sticks. The consequences of it would be huge, and I think it would be good for the story (if we have a S12): for starts, Buffy would feel the burden on her shoulders all over again, and we would see how she would deal with it; plus, all the women who once felt the power of Slayerhood would be suddenly deprived of it, and their reaction to it certainly wouldn't be a nice one (by the majority of them, I believe). But that's for the next issue.
Again someone - like Simone in the past - has figured out that “in a world where no one has magic, she who does rules!”, and played well the fearful authorities to do her bidding. Power-hungry people are always a menace to the world; it's good to see that Willow herself has come a long way and become such a powerful witch who puts her skills to the service of good – not an amateur anymore. And Will and Buffy – they're beautifully connected to each other!
And the Shenlong is back! Yay! The art by Rebekah Isaacs is amazing, as always; I do love her work, and the dragon rocks!
PS. Why in hell Ms. Wise is still wearing glasses? The first thing I would want in my life would be to get hid of them!
BtVS S11 #7 - Disempowered (Christos Gage/Rebekah Isaacs)
BtVS S11 #11 - Revelations (Christos Gage/Rebekah Isaacs)
"I learned that my body was not for myself"
Denice Frohman and Ms. Wise - Bodies
Ms. Wise reciting a poem on gay rights.
Your hands are like the perfect tools for creating masterpieces
out of breathing canvasses
Purple gashes
Black bruises
Red sploshes
on concrete.
You Picasso for Hitler.
I was once your ni***r.
Boxed in a wooden frame
Placed high but left to hang.
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Replay. Replay. Replay.
DARK PHASE SPACE SPOTLIGHT ON: Ms. Wise | Spoken Word
ARTIST
Ms. Wise
DARK PHASE SPACE PRESENTATION
Spoken Word Poetry// remembering self//magicians
ARTIST STATEMENT
Alyesha Wise, aka "Ms. Wise" is an International Poet, Teaching Artist and Speaker born in Camden, NJ. Currently residing in Philadelphia, Ms. Wise is the founder of the community arts organization, "Love, Us" - created to promote universal and self-love through the arts. Alyesha is a 2-time Women of the World Poetry Slam finalist and was the 5th ranked female poet in the world in 2010. Some of her highlights include a 2012 interview with American Film Director, Ron Howard - and being told by co-founder of Essence Magazine, Russell Goings, "In All, You Are Awesome."
ARTIST PORTAL
www.MsWiseDecision.com
Denice Frohman & Ms. Wise - "Bodies"
