Jena 6 |
SIX BLACK STUDENTS
Six black students taking shelter
Under the shade of a tree
Whites hang nooses from the branches
What could their message be?
Racial tension fills the classrooms
Escalating i...
Posted by Slendah (poet/author) on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:01:00 PST |
DNA: DestiNation Africa |
DNA: DestiNation Africa
Let me take you on a ridewe'll travel through time and space,destination Africa birthplace of the human race.We'll journey back to Africato where it all began,home of ...
Posted by Slendah (poet/author) on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 10:14:00 PST |
Voices of Poetry, Greenville, S.C. |
Well, I just got back from Greenville, South Carolina where I was the featured guest poet at their Voices of Poetry event. I had such a great time and met so many wonderful people. The peo...
Posted by Slendah (poet/author) on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 03:57:00 PST |
Calling all poets, spoken word artists, rappers and singers |
I would like to invite you all to come share your creative flow at my new webpage...
Step to the Mic!
Click here, to go there. ...
Posted by Slendah (poet/author) on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 03:12:00 PST |
Getting to know me better |
Hi, My name is Linda Mayfield. That's the name I was born with. Sometime later I became Linda Hayes, and now Linda Salter. Although I now live in Delaware with my second husband Rona...
Posted by Slendah (poet/author) on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:35:00 PST |
Reviews |
Hi Bloggers,
I'd like to take this opportunity to share with you a few of the reviews that I have received for my poetry book entitled, "Afroetry". Thank you Justin, Delores and Ann for taking t...
Posted by Slendah (poet/author) on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:53:00 PST |
Inventions |
INVENTIONS
Elevator
Typewriter
Lawn Mower
Shoe
Without these great inventions
What on Earth would we do?
Roller Coaster
Helicopter
Pacemaker
Mop
The list of great inventions
Just never seems ...
Posted by Slendah (poet/author) on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 10:17:00 PST |
Beneath The Sand |
Beneath The Sand
Africa is the continent
Where civilizations began
Ruled by great men of color
Who now lie beneath the sand;
From the pyramids of Egypt
From beneath the massive stone
Comes e...
Posted by Slendah (poet/author) on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 10:13:00 PST |
