Apr 25
Muscle Memory ~ Micro Poetry 💚
The trees remember
What it means
To try again
Bare hands
Reaching back
Toward the sun
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Muscle Memory ~ Micro Poetry 💚
The trees remember
What it means
To try again
Bare hands
Reaching back
Toward the sun
To read a poemIs to see light where there is darknessIs to hear silence where there is noiseIs to dance where there is no musicIs to sing where the only instrument is wordsAnd the stirring, impassioned pauses
A.A. Patawaran, HAI[NA]KU and other poems
Tenesha The Wordsmith presents a hard-cutting, gut-wrenching, and extremely moving spoken word album produced by Khalab that brings together different lines of black music – folkloric, jazz, and electronic dance – into an afro-futurist narrative with thunderous results. ‘Peacocks & Other Savage Beasts’ lays bare difficult truths and projects the stories of hidden voices, with a warm and heartfelt delivery that envelops the soul.
Originally from Oakland, California, “a place where revolutionaries are born,” Tenesha the Wordsmith originally began to fuse hip hop and poetry while living in Albany, New York, where she created her first collection ‘Body Of Work’. Her early influences have returned with features from beatboxers and vocalists that give the album a distinctly urban hip hop vibe.
“I write about what I want to celebrate; family, community, resilience, and hope. I also write about what I want seen; poverty, racism, sexism and trauma. I want to put into words concepts that I struggle with on a personal level that are also concepts that exist on a broader human level. After hearing me perform or reading something I write, I want people to celebrate what is good but under-appreciated and I want people to think about the way they think and question what they value. It seems like I want to do a lot with just a few poems but, words are powerful...”
In case you missed it at The Brooklyn Conference…
Watch Marc Bamuthi Joseph's opening spoken-word performance, with introductory remarks by Tom Healy, writer and Guest Curator, Brooklyn Museum.
Foolish Heart~ Poetry
Foolish heart so blind.Seeking me in your mind.Lost in thoughts a cloudy haze.Bard can’t find my ways.Where am I lost in spaceCan you find me in this place Trapped
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Because creating music that nurtures should always be the aim. Check out my latest spoken word offering:
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