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One of many things on my mind is how hot my room is. Bc I have
One of many things on my mind is how hot my room is. Bc I have heat. Bc I live in a system that provides heat in my rent. 97% of the residents of the...

not an elegy for Mike Brown By Danez Smith I am sick of
not an elegy for Mike Brown By Danez Smith I am sick of writing this poem but bring the boy. his new name his same old body. ordinary, black dead thi...

I went to a poetry reading last night where a cis-woman read a
I went to a poetry reading last night where a cis-woman read a poem (published in one of her many books) in which she used the word tranny to describe...

HUGE THANKS to Button Poetry for posting this here poem of mine
HUGE THANKS to Button Poetry for posting this here poem of mine from the 2014 National Poetry Slam. What an honor. For the last few years, Button Poe...

May is National Mental Health Month. Today, this goes out to
May is National Mental Health Month. Today, this goes out to Princess McDowell and Sarah Myles Spencer. Without their courage, this post would have ne...

Today in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in Memphis,
Today in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in Memphis, TN. This week 20 years ago, Kurt Cobain was found dead in his Seattle home, a gunsh...

Dear Nelson, What words could we possibly have for you? You have
Dear Nelson, What words could we possibly have for you? You have embodied the true edge of human. You have left nothing for pity or remorse. You have...