Good evening everyone and welcome to another Poetry Corner. Tonight, in honor of Black History Month: -Born Donald Luther Lee in Little Rock, Arkansas, the poet adopted the Swahili name Haki R. Madhubuti after traveling to Africa in 1974. As he shared in a 2006 interview, he sensed that “a new African name would help … Continue reading Friday Night Poetry Corner #163
Friday Night Poetry Corner #161–give & take
Good evening everyone and welcome to another edition of Friday Night Poetry Corner. This week I will feature one of my poems. It is a rather short one but the message should be clear, well clear for me. For those who have been following the poetry corner, you know most of my poetry is pretty … Continue reading Friday Night Poetry Corner #161–give & take
