I just read George M. Johnson's Flamboyants, which is an introduction to several icons from the Harlem Renaissance. So of course I had to read some of their poetry.
#poemadayish #poetrypals @dabbe @Cuilin
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I just read George M. Johnson's Flamboyants, which is an introduction to several icons from the Harlem Renaissance. So of course I had to read some of their poetry.
#poemadayish #poetrypals @dabbe @Cuilin
so-soMy oat milk latte didn't seem to come with espresso today 😂. So pale!
Hughes wrote a column in a Chicago newspaper of stories about Jesse Semple, a Black Harlemite in 1910-1920 people called him Simple. He is a drinking, womanizer who waxes poetic about life in America. Overall I thought it was good for the vibe and place in time but Simple was so annoying it took me a month to read b/c I just didn't want to hang with him
Reading this feels like listening to Curtis during the NYC mayor debates?
"Not only am I half dead right now from pneumonia, but everything else has happened to me! I have been cut, stabbed, run over, hit by a car, and tromped by a horse!....."(By the Goitti's)
Picked up from the library today! (And can I also say how heartwarming it was to see so many kids at the library when it is a rather pretty day in September with SO many choices for a Saturday.)
Big THX to @Nutmegnc for the tiny book / rec. I have more poetry to read after looking up the authors mentioned 💖
I had to go to two libraries for my pickups since I frequent both and can never know which hold comes up when 🤷🏻♀️ 😂
Inspired by Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes. Thank you to @karisa and @cbee for reminding me of this. My heart hurts this week.
#haikuhive #haikuaday
Thanks to @Karisa for introducing me to this poem. I‘ve read it over and over again this morning and also listened to James Earl Jones read it, plus this 🔥 video: https://youtu.be/AXz1wypzPS8?si=ouyKvgswv07T6CKB
Read it, listen to it, share it. And be in awe that this was written in 1935! Yet here we are. #readingispolitical #overcomingevilempires #antifabookclub
