https://youtu.be/oMkiddwdqro?si=8Tbsoc5_AKXCpkth This is the second poem of "A Requiem for Jimmy," a spoken word performance in honor of the life and legacy of James Baldwin, performed April 9, 2025 at NCCU for a FREE SHOW on behalf of The James Baldwin Society of NCCU. The poem interprets Baldwin's aversion to protest literature and his philosophy … Continue reading “EVERYBODY’S PROTEST POEM” (from A Requiem for Jimmy”
https://youtu.be/02u78tJctIE This is the show opener for "A Requiem for Jimmy," a spoken word performance in honor of the life and legacy of James Baldwin, performed April 9, 2025 at NCCU for a FREE SHOW on behalf of The James Baldwin Society of NCCU. The poem interprets Baldwin's response to an interviewer asking why it … Continue reading “I AIN’T ALWAYS AN ARTIST … SOMETIMES I GET THE BLUES” (from A Requiem for Jimmy)
https://videopress.com/v/Wo4ORJ5w?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true "BUWMMD" is from my forthcoming volume of poetry entitled Outside of Honor: Black Motherverse & Queer BlackBoySpeak.
"Come Out the Wilderness" is a full-length performance poem that situates "queer" sexuality in the history of American slavery. The performance, as it is here presented, is a work in progress; I am currently expanding and revising its story. This particular recording was done one week after an intensive writing session in which I devoted … Continue reading “Come Out the Wilderness”
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