Video Performance of "Expanding" by Tara Downs
When you think of your grandmother, what sights, sounds, smells and senses do these memories inspire? In this video performance, we are invited to dance down memory lane
yes by MOON
This poem by MOON teases the soul, each line heady with desire and something stronger. Will you say yes?
My Mother in His House - Poetry by Neptune Naiadis
The eyes of the next generation bear witness to songs and wrongs in a home that is just a house…his house.
Breaking Water by Solare - Poetry
This week, we walk with the poet’s subject as she navigates the emotions immediately following an abortion. As best as she tries to release her load, her thoughts pull her down to the shadows.
Performance of Miss Lou's Dutty Tough by Pauline Henry-Blake
In these times, this poem by the beloved Louise Bennett-Coverley may depict how many are feeling as we are inundated by storm showers (rain a fall) yet hard times prevail (dutty tough).
Mama Ocean by Neptune Naiadis
"Mama Ocean" explores the relationship between a teenage mother and her son, Ocean, her trauma & postpartum depression. The poem thematically conveys elements of familial abandonment, teenage motherhood, depression, sexual assault - and birth as a result. The piece traverses her psyche, travelling from the beginning of innocence to the loss through metaphoric and allegoric language.
The Soliloquy of A Thousand Slaps by Solare
Young Anju is rewarded for defending his mother with an earful and several handfuls. The poem spotlights corporal punishment and its effects in raising our children