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A dreamy Tuesday. Sunshine, sea walls, laughter, and learning. #rezarites #vanity4themovement #iamsaltwater #gaiagallactica #blackwomanwriter #blackwomanartist #ambitiousblackfeminist #poetry #art #blackgirlmagic #blackwriters #blackwomenwriters #blackwomanpoets #blackartists #writingwhileblack #carefreeblackgirl #saltwater #narragansett #pier (at Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqEu2Q8MChK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Unwrap Humanity: A Coup
Unwrap Humanity: A Coup By Reza Rites Unwrap the magic Inside lives humanity Release the third eye Originally written May 24, 2017
Did a thing to do some things. More things coming. #3amblack #rezarites #3amblackpoetry #ambitiousblackfeminist #poetry #art #buyfromblackwomen #blackgirlmagic #blackwriters #blackwomenwriters #blackpoets #blackwomanpoets #blackartists #blackartmovement #blackwritersofinstagram #blackpoetsofinstagram #blackartistsoninstagram #writingwhileblack #carefreeblackgirl #askmeaboutit https://www.instagram.com/p/CnQSCFpss6Q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Friends, I’m super excited and giddy to get the word out about my poetry performance comin up on Tue. November. I have some stuff in the vault that might be ready for sunshine (or moonlight), and I’ve got some recently released poetry collections, so I may share some of those pieces as well. I hope you join me! Spoken Word and Poetry Meet featuring Reza “Rites” Clifton, Tuesday, Nov 1 · 7:30–9:30 PM, hosted by Jaybird Walker at R1 Indoor Karting, 100 Higginson Ave, Lincoln, RI. The night will start with an open mic, followed by me sharing poetry and storytelling from 3 AM IS THE NEW BLACK (@3amblack). I can’t wait! #rezarites #3amblack #ambitiousblackfeminist #3amblackpoetry #vanity4themovement #joyisthemovement #blackgirlmagic #carefreeblackgirl #blackwomenwriters #blackwomenpoets #blackpoets #blackpoetsofinstagram #blackwritersofinstagram #poetry #storytelling https://www.instagram.com/p/CkRetQ4vkH-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Multimedia Poetry Pieces for Those Who Love Black Girls, Women, Femmes
If you are in the business of caring for Black girls/women/femmes, you might be exhausted. There is the slow tide of justice moving in the Breonna Taylor case. There are all the misogynoiristic bottom-dwellers who emerged to tell Black woman hip hop artist and community activist Noname that she and other intelligent, justice-driven Black women need to be nicer and more accommodating to Black men who’ve never valued intelligent, justice-driven Black women in the first place. And there are the details that have emerged surrounding the tragic last days of activist Toyin Salau. This does not scratch the surface when we think of the continued attacks and murders of our trans sisters, the cultural and physical attacks on our younger sisters who are just trying to graduate high school, and my own biological sister, who is currently suing the ACLU SoCal for racial discrimination. And of course, there are the instances right out of my hometown - like the disrespect, disdain, and downright displays of discrimination recently directed at Providence City Council members Nirva LaFortune and President Sabina Matos. And oh, by the way, there is more.
It is exhausting.
That is why I want to ensure that I make my two most recent multimedia poetry videos and audio links available and easy to access in one place - in case you too are exhausted, and need some poetry and art to help you regroup. The two pieces were inspired by thoughts on community, leadership, joyfulness, Black Love, and resistance, and by the invitation to perform during the June 18, 2020 Campaign Kickoff event for Cynthia Mendes, a woman of Cape Verdean and Puerto Rican heritage who is running for office in the 2020 elections for Senate District 18, East Providence, Riverside, and Pawtucket, RI. rho
I love you/us, and I pledge to continue making art, poetry, and public statements that say so.
Getting ready for a Juneteenth edition of #vanity4themovement #joyisthemovement #danceasdiscourse session. Let's link at 10:30 if you wanna sync up. ❤️🖤💚 #rezarites #ambitiousblalckfeminist #3amblack #sayhername #blacklivesmatter #blackgirlmagic #carefreeblackgirl https://www.instagram.com/p/CBo7GinnIbn/?igshid=rhn429f56ezy
Green Man By Reza Rites
It was one of those days Where fingertips Tripped on cloth Knuckles declared war on knots And fears mingled With doubts During simple Daily exercises
Still Locs ended up wrapped Tightly And right Beseeching life to reflect The twists and folds And the fruit trees And flowers After thunderstorms Green with delight And promise
It was one of those days Where fingertips Tripped on cloth Knuckles declared war on knots And fears mingled With doubts During simple Daily exercises
Time for the Rain
* Written June 20, 2017 ** Inspired by art from @kobejac (IG) and the color green
Taking a Day Off Or Fuck You Political and Cultural Hegemonists and White Supremacist Fuckheads By Reza Rites When you work So hard To be To yell To exude I am a woman I am worthy I am talented I am beautiful I bring value I bring joy I bring love I bring promise I exist I reach I lead I fall I hurt I rebuild I support I thrive You are forced To take days off Symptoms of doubt Desperation And erasure Can threaten To attack You And overcome Your body And mind Don't let them in Yesterday doesn't matter Ignore those instances in which We Yes we marginalized people Were given preferential treatment But then suddenly Surrounded By violence Masked as dancing Hegemonic leanings Masked as debate Hostility and aggression The new old norm No thought given To whether Those up front Suffer from trauma precipitated by Forced invisibility Or physical Or psychic Violence Exacerbated by The absence of accountability Empathy or acknowledgment And the way there is No way To tell the difference Between dance And interpersonal destruction Don't let them in Yesterday doesn't matter Put aside the night And day Full of surprises for many Though the perplexity Was perplexing As the subjects of study Are people who Live on your block Attended your camp Deposit at your bank Attend the same barbers And tattoo spot Pick up groceries Buy sneakers and hats Attended the same schools Prayed and tithed Developed and Found ideologies there Right By Your side Why are you asking me Questions You sound like Don't let them in Yesterday doesn't matter And what of The other night Inspired by soul In a place that looked like A chemists lab for Constructing and deconstructing Dove soap Even though professionals Can be hired or played with And titles can be adjusted And tweaked Even though the reference Doesn't end with the S word It is also the power Made famous by afros, Fists and hair picks Some of the very staples of The times and people You play, mimic and Borrow from But don't make room for Or maybe They don't come Or Maybe Don't let them in Yesterday doesn't matter But I am they And I want to go home Because there is No home Here *** When you work So hard To be To yell To exude I am a woman I am worthy I am talented I am beautiful I bring value I bring joy I bring love I bring promise I exist I reach I lead I fall I hurt I rebuild I support I thrive You are forced To take days off Symptoms of doubt Desperation And erasure Can threaten To attack You And overcome Your body And mind Don't let them in Yesterday doesn't matter
