Get to know Ninel Nekay, 19, Atlanta's Poet Laureate 2016-17 and a member of Team Atlanta, heading to Brave New Voices international poetry slam. Read on
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Amazing Grace
How sweet the sound
As the harmony floated about the bellies of slave ships... Read on
Atlanta WordWorks Wednesday #ATLWWW Weekly poems from your Team Atlanta representatives of Brave New Voices 2017 DeAndre, 18, class of 2020 of Morehouse College and is the only male on… Read on
"If the words are pretty but they don’t fit right inside of you, then it’s not the piece that you should be writing... Only write things that are true to you." - Jaha Bella, 17 Read on
With a pen graced with cocoa butter, abundant metaphors and a genuine raw soul, Tia's words and wisdom of self supersede her years, and we cannot wait what will come from her this season as she trains represents Team Atlanta at Brave New Voices in July. Read on
I go up to the stage
My hands are clamming and my heart is thumping loudly against my ear drum
I keep my mouth closed by biting my bottom lip,
Anticipating the judge's first word ... Read on
