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
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"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
this is addressed to the grown man who rolled down the window of his beat up 2004 impala upon seeing me jog down atlanta road to yell,
"Damn shawty! Who you tryna get fine for?" Read on
Ladies and Gentlemen! Children of all ages! Welcome to the African-American Freakshow! Where you learn my African-not-“American” name, Ogechi And you pause… then you then you utter “Oh, it’s… Read on