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a dyke of a certain caliber

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About Me

a taurean mango-eating, Nigerian & syracuse, new york raised, part time vegetarian, hard core carnivore, b-girl-in-training, river-goddess-worshipping, raw corn on the cob eating, mac & cheese from scratch making, bottom of the pot licking, fierce fire breathing, fuschia-colored poem writing, no bra wearing, frohawk rockin, all night dancing, bright color lovin, never a lesbian, sometimes queer, always a dyke POET...................................................an explosive performer with a mouth full of dynamite and sugarcane, her work is a vibrant, vulnerable call to action to live out the lives we dreamed up when we were kids. a fiercely passionate Nigerian dyke, poet, dancer, essayist, playwright, actress & chef, she uses her poetry to chisel a verbal sculpture of her soul while addressing political issues. she has self-published three collections of poetry, released one CD and organized two independent, national poetry tours. she has melted microphones in over 25 u.s. cities...................................................... ........I love mangoes, sugarcane, dulce de leche ice cream, the colors pink & turquoise (especially together), horchata, water fights, hugs, sleeping in, holding hands, really good writing, dancing, heartfelt laughter, MUSIC, red soil, cuddling.

My Interests

myself, my mother's stories, a warm bed and a good sleep, reading, breathing, making up new recipes, walking the long way home, bumping my favorite song on my headphones

I'd like to meet:

dope people who i can grow with, create art and internal/external revolutions with, prince, MIA, zap mama, you

Music:

tupac, goapele, yellowman, gregory isaac, tanya stephens, aretha franklin, tori amos, ani difranco, mos def, talib, roots, meshell!!!, fela (nigeria love!), d'angelo, dwele, raphael saadiq, jay-z, john mayer, color me badd (yeah i said it), sean paul, patra, aaliyah, sade (nigeria represent!), zap mama, queen godis, saian supa crew, jilly from philly, maxwell, natalie merchant, amel larrieux, beyonce (first album), jaguar, chaka khan, patti labelle, tina marie, lisa lisa, mariah, j-lo, erykah, black eyed peas, the coup!, beres hammond, climbing poetree, nina simone, imani uzuri

Movies:

malcolm x, frida, you got served, kings of comedy, chris rock, the secret, the incredibles, saving face...

Television:

L WORD, alias, boondocks, family guy, any soap anytime

Books:

anything by barbara smith, autobio of malcolm x, coldest winter ever/sister souljah, imagine being more afraid of freedom than slavery/pamela snead, boondocks books by aaron mcgruder, anything by bell hooks, things fall apart/chinua achebe, dead emcee scrolls/saul williams, zaatar diva/suheir hammad, the alchemist/paulo coehlo, in her i am/chrystos

Heroes:

my mama first and foremost. she is by far the most sheroic person in my life.

My Blog

idiot named rodney

some idiot named rodney sent me a message on myspace with the subject line "girlfriends like u"the body read "she wonts 2 try bi sex 4 first time"(I couldn't make this shit up if I tried.)besides the ...
Posted by a dyke of a certain caliber on Wed, 14 May 2008 09:46:00 PST

ginger & the fear of rape

at home: warm, safeeating hot sweet potato pie and cool ginger ice creamon my tongue a symphony of flavorsrememberingwalking down jfk blvd in jersey cityalone3amsaturday nightcoming home from my girl&...
Posted by a dyke of a certain caliber on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:43:00 PST

Hard Femmes Stand Up

It's Sunday afternoon, the first in March. Listening to the Onliest on myspace getting lifted. Went dancing last night with my peoples. Cut up a rug for real. Been meditating on lots of things: th...
Posted by a dyke of a certain caliber on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:28:00 PST

to a poet i know: i love you so

i wanted to write a poem for me: sweet. true. passionate. sultry. kind. real.  & hold these words close.  sometimes i be forgetting: my smile is the sun walking the planet, my...
Posted by a dyke of a certain caliber on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:23:00 PST

i feel like shit

i feel like shit.  simply put, that's it.  no poetry needed to explicate that.  there ain't no pretty way to say: i feel like shit.  and i do.  this is me very very much feeli...
Posted by a dyke of a certain caliber on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:19:00 PST

uptown: baby

i am writing you because i absolutely have to.  i am careening up the sides of mountains i named after you and...what's your last name again?  i love quick, give easily, do not know how to h...
Posted by a dyke of a certain caliber on Wed, 30 May 2007 03:47:00 PST

#@!%&*(**)(*&^%#@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dear god.  dear goddess.  dearest goddess.  i am praying to you.  i have some questions.  i'm sure you already know what they are.  there's this girl...but first, i saw a...
Posted by a dyke of a certain caliber on Wed, 30 May 2007 03:04:00 PST

for aymi: with all of my love

for aymi   been writing you poems for years, about 10 years.  unfinished glorious reminiscing poems.  trying to send you love.  remembering youveruca salt, nirvana, ani.  yo...
Posted by a dyke of a certain caliber on Sun, 27 May 2007 01:03:00 PST

one bucket of water.

one bucket of water can thoroughly wash one body maybe two. one bucket of water can wash and rinse the dinner dishes of a family of 9. one bucket of water can wash all the clothes I wore last week. &n...
Posted by a dyke of a certain caliber on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:03:00 PST

jesus ran for head of state?

harlem, new york   every sunday in Nigeria I would wait for the inevitable question:   are you going to church?    whatever cousin or sibling, auntie, uncle, neighbor or family...
Posted by a dyke of a certain caliber on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:34:00 PST