Poetry
Bishop Rudolph W. McKissick, Sr. “A 45 year Legacy”
It was a tremendous blessing to contribute my creative energy in the form of a poem to Bishop Rudolph McKissick, Sr.’s 45th Anniversary Celebration. Comforting was my friend Vincent Brown’s comment that he has never known me to write a poem that rhymes. That would be correct, but I knew I had to appeal to […]
The Provocative 32 Hygiene-Stroke
I like doing it in the morning. It has emerged as a sensual ritual since the deciduous death of my sexy, thirty-two, adult soldiers. Most stand upright and salute when I smile like victors of a daily battle with debris. I am sole leader of a decay-prevention platoon who boldly confronts caffeine stains; random, […]
Still Standing After The One-Two Punch (Live Recording)
The following excerpt from Lyrical Soul was read April 12, 2011 at the 35th Annual Cultural Council Awards Luncheon. Originally published in a shorter form, I revised it specifically to reflect my “two-bout” fight. LIVE RECORDING featuring “Penny Dickerson” (Right click the title below and select: open link in new tab) Still Standing After […]
Lyrical Soul
When I first began writing poetry, my offerings were raw, uncontrolled confessions that sought to creatively express an experience I deemed significant. Indeed poetry is expressive, but apparently, many dead, old men accompanied by the presence of a host of pioneering women set standards that defined poetry, but also confined and constricted it. Beyond the […]
