2019 Atlanta Youth Poet Laureate Nathan Wallace brought his audience to tears when he performed this piece dedicated to his mother. Watch the video for yourself and see why.
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VOX ATL Hosts Poetry Workshop With Atlanta Hawks Rookie Omari Spellman
After having so much fun back in December, VOX ATL linked up with Atlanta Hawks rookie Omari Spellman to give Atlanta youth another chance to express themselves through poetry. Check out some of the highlights.
VOX ATL was invited to create poetry about self-affirmation and love at The Villages at Carver Family YMCA in partnership with Georgia Cares, a nonprofit organization supporting youth and working to eliminate the sexual exploitation of youth in Georgia. Here’s what a few creative writers had to say. I am a worthwhile being I value my… Read on
In "Therapy," poet Michaiah Edwards starts off by saying, she is in fact, not a poet. Read on
I am my own person and live my life how I want.
I am not for everyone.
I am not your object. I am not perfect and I do not have to be.
I am powerful, resilient, and beautiful.
I am not your “baby.”
I am black art.
I am not a sex figure.
I am my own voice, no one speaks for me.
I am not your b**ch.
I am not your “black woke queen.”
I am not your fetish.
I am not a toy for you to play with when you get bored
I am not flawless.
I am not yours.
I am a human and I want to be treated like one.
This poem was created by the participants in VOX’s 2018 Girls Lock-in after a discussion about sexual harassment in the media and in our communities.
Enjoy poetry?
Join VOX (for free!) at our Atlanta Word Works Youth Poetry Slam, Sat. March 17, 1-3:30 p.m. Register at bit.ly/artnotego2018.
To submit poetry to be published on VOXATL.com, email us your poem and original art piece at editor@voxatl.org. Be sure to include your name, age and school.
"R.I.P. to your burst bubble
Before, you thought we were trouble
This movie dragged us out the rubble
And had you colonizers seeing double." Read on