Category Archives: Poet

Too Late At East Harlem’s The Poet’s Den

Posted on May 14, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Nigel Barto’s upcoming play “Too Late” at the Poet’s Den this July promises to be both provocative and entertaining. Continue reading →

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Not Guilty By Almost Silenced

Posted on March 6, 2013 by | Leave a comment

not-guiltyThe weight of accusations

Flattened my soul.

“Liar!”  “Thief!”  “Murderer!”

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“Not guilty!” By Almost Silenced (Poem)

Posted on February 5, 2013 by | Leave a comment

“Not guilty!”

By Almost Silenced

The weight of accusations

Flattened my soul.

“Liar!”  “Thief!”  “Murderer!”

Even in my sleep

I twisted and tossed myself

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MLK Day/The Inauguration By Patricia SpearsJones

Posted on January 23, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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What a great day for our nation and a difficult day for the world. The crisis in North Africa; the war in Mali, snows in Paris and not much of anything in New York. Continue reading →

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HW Pick: Patricia Spears Jones Masterful Master Class

Posted on January 13, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Master Writing Class—Seven Weeks: from Winter to Spring at CALABAR IMPORTS

Master Class for accomplished poets and writers.  The focus will be on generating new work, revision and prosody. This is the fourth year of this class. Continue reading →

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Women Writers of the Diaspora: Patricia Spears Jones

Posted on November 7, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Arkansas-born Patricia Spear Jones lives and works in NYC as a poet, editor, anthologist, teacher and former program coordinator for the Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church and the theater collective, Mabou Mines.  Continue reading →

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HW Pick: “Dear Ayiti” from “Letters to Haiti” (video)

Posted on August 3, 2012 by | 2 Comments

“Dear Ayiti” is a segment of “letters to Haiti” which is a compilation of ideas, in spoken word. Thoughts dubbed “Letters to Haiti” which asks a simple question” if Haiti was a person and was in front of you… Continue reading →

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HW Radio Pod Show with Patricia Spears Jones and Eliza B For Poetry Month

Posted on April 24, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Listen to the HW Radio Podcast show with host Danny Tisdale as he talks with poets Patricia Spears Jones and Harlemite Eliza B as they read from their work and discuss poetry month.

And all the news happening in the world of Harlem.

Today Tuesday, April 24th, at 2 pm, listen here. Continue reading →

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“Supermodel” By Marella “Eliza B” (Spoken Word)

Posted on January 23, 2012 by | 3 Comments

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Was
Hanging around the way the other day
And someone had to say
“Hey! Are you a model?”
And I’m thinking to myself
“Hell Yeah”
But I never been on a cover of a magazine
Although I have been called beauty queen
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The Therapeutic Poet: It’s Time To “RAK It Up!” (Random Act of Kindness)

Posted on June 11, 2011 by | Leave a comment

It’s time to “RAK it up!”

No, I’m not talking about readying the billiard balls for a game of eight ball. Yes, I am talking about adding to the brownie points needed to enter the pearly gates.

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