She prodded the window, letting the illusions flicker and glitch — dance a little jig across her outstretched palm. Chained to this ornate prison she was coerced to live as… Read on
Tag Archives: Atlanta Word Works
As summertime sadness begun and inundated me, It caused me look at the time I had with you As the evergreen tree blew in the wind and filled the empty… Read on
AWW is proud to welcome the 2021 Youth Poet Laureate Aanika Eragam! Let's hear from the amazing poet who has impacted us all with her work! Let's get to know our laureate! Read on
I Am Black Afrikan American, and nothing will change that Kinky coils in my hair, black and sometimes nappy Brown skin, chocolate charm, dark and happy My name is Zakai… Read on
I named him sky, the golden boy Skin bright, beams bouncing off my hippocampus cold-hearted and hot-headed So high my eyes turned red for him Sky spoke of home like… Read on
managing my cold sweats and nightmares is quite a task By quite a task I mean extremely difficult, seemingly impossible, and nonetheless necessary so I split myself in two for… Read on