The Habitual Wordsmith T.J. Love

Published Poet x Spoken Word Artist. Purchase my Book x Merch here! If you enjoy my work, consider donating here!

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Hi. I’m 34 and I still never know what to do with my face.

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[blackwomenrule]

[goldcoasthoney]

[bunney]

do u ever finish an episode of a tv show online and think “man that wouldve been a bad cliffhanger to wait a week for!” as you click the next episode

[mrfearlessriot]

Lita & Chyna • WWF Monday Night RAW, 5/14/01

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The way the country is applauding themselves for stemming the “red wave”, it’s giving that ferry scene from The Dark Knight where the Arkham inmates and the citizens didn’t kill each other and prove The Joker right.

Also RIP Tiny Lister and Heath Ledger.

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It’s been a hot minute, Tumblr.

There’s a mass social media exodus, everyone’s searching for the replacement for Twitter.

Me, I’m just looking for a place to post selfies.

I’ve been good though, in my first semester of graduate school, (CSUSB ‘22, Magna cum laude, nigga!) working two jobs, still in California (where I’ve been for the last 5 years), still polyamorous (or maybe…news to you?), and still rooting for everyone* Black.

Oh, I also came out as non-binary a few years ago, pronouns are he/they.

Hair got longer too.

*not for homophobic, transphobic, misogynistic or Kanye, though.

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Alexa, play “It’s Been A While”...

After scrolling infinitely to the bottom of my posts, it’s been a decade on this Tumblr page. A bunch of life shit has happened since the last time I was on here (judging by my PFP, I’d say 2-3 years ago?), but most recently, I’m graduating with my Bachelor’s in English in May and attending grad school in the Fall and my hair got long af. And a bunch of other cool/not-so-cool shit has happened.

Have no clue what I’m gonna do with this page. Maybe purge it? Maybe nuke it? Maybe re-license it as a poetry website again? Who knows.

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Photo Ops. 📸: @shaniyaxtrotter #poet #spokenwordartist (at Back To The Grind) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw3p-XYJdUv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=czcjkc7nthrt

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The end of my newest spoken word piece "Being Brown (For Mike Brown)". Performing this very soon, somewhere. #spokenwordartist #spokenword #poetry #creativewriting #spilledink #blackpoetry #blackpoets #MikeBrown https://www.instagram.com/p/BuxLvWhpl2Q/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=adc1tkehytgh

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Cont'd: "I Love It When" #fauxtography #spokenwordartist #spokenword #poetry #creativewriting 📽: @taunini (at Black Hollywood BCI) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtrVj4inGrG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=170fk60n7nubh

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Cont'd: "I Love It When" #thehabitualwordsmith #spokenwordartist #spokenword #poetry #creativewriting 📽: @taunini (at Black Hollywood BCI) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtrQobDn5FC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1r6kv48dvdmu1

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This piece got me maaaaad love lol..."I Love It When" 2/9/19 at #culturalcool #spokenwordartist #poetry #spokenword #creativewriting (at Black Hollywood BCI) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtrP8TyHvuP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=naapx70vxjq5

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Ayyyyyyyyye shoutout to @floasisspokenword for the angle! #Repost @floasisspokenword (@get_repost) ・・・ Open Micer, The Habitual Wordsmith T.J. Love shutting down the open mic session at The Flo Theory. 🎤 #floasis #spokenword #poetry #event #venue #backtothegrind #coffeeshop #theflotheory #poets #dj #music #openmic #openmicsession #featuredpoets #riverside #inlandempire #poetsofinstagram #writersoninstagram #january (at Back To The Grind) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtZXU9eFRTq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1q1vx0xjbpxaq

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Recent piece, "Du Jour". #poetsofcolor #creativewriting #poetry #freewrite https://www.instagram.com/p/BtZC4wjH6Cy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1r3hwv3k6rcr5

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"Blackandbluelivesmatter" (final 60 seconds since IG is a hater) #spokenwordartist #poetry #poetsofcolor #spokenword (at Back To The Grind) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtFxwAHncrw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hvp44al34aah