I haven't tried my hand at metered poetry enough in my life and I've never been one to have a lot of big news, but today's your lucky day— looks like I've got a little bit of both to share with you. First, the Haikus. If you’ve been following my blog posts for a while…Read more Big News and a Few Haikus
Writing
For Maddie Elliott
Yesterday I wrote a blog post on the fragility of our human lives, the time limits on all of us that we simply cannot see. I know that I wrote it yesterday, yet I had no idea I was actually writing about one of the most beautiful souls I have ever known. I was yet…Read more For Maddie Elliott
Intro to September: Here’s something you need to know
Here's a little honesty for you: I miss writing. Not because I don't do it anymore, clearly, but because I haven't been doing it for me. It's been a while since I've put up a new poem of mine because, well, I haven't been writing anything. Sometimes we put little pieces of ourselves on hold…Read more Intro to September: Here’s something you need to know
How to “Do Good Work”
Almost two weeks back home now and I've been catching up on my reading lists little by little. By now, I've read at least 2,500 pages between about 5 books, added far too many quotes to my quote wall, and found one book that I am discovering so much in that I just had to…Read more How to “Do Good Work”
365 Days Later…
This week may have been our final week of classes here at CP and my freshman year may be one week away from being over, but today I wanted to celebrate something very special with you: Last Sunday, Kwilliamsbooks turned 1. A year ago, I graduated high school and decided to get a head start…Read more 365 Days Later…
How to define Senior Year
A year ago, I was a senior in high school preparing to stare down the mouth of my final month of high school. Talk about mixed feelings. I was excited, I mean graduation was a BIG deal. The day we had been looking forward to since forever was finally catching up with us... My class…Read more How to define Senior Year
A Lesson Learned
If you read my blog post on Friday, then you know what today is: Today is the day to share more writing with you. This month is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and I wanted to share poem I wrote in my AP Literature class during my senior year. This was in response of support to…Read more A Lesson Learned
World Poetry Day
It's been a little while since I put up my last Poetry Place, but today is a special day after all… It’s World Poetry Day! So in honor of the day and the fact that my finals are now over, I have a new poem for you. I hope you like it. Collateral…Read more World Poetry Day
Strong Independent Black Woman
There’s something about growing up as a young minority child in the twenty first century— it’s made me who I am. My parents have raised me to be intelligent in every way possible, responsible for the mistakes I make, and strong enough to push past anything that may hold me back. They told me that…Read more Strong Independent Black Woman
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