#blackpoets

@richardhauken.bsky.social

3 days ago

Excerpt from yesterday's journal entry.

#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #journal #richardhauken #mountains #mountainscape #restaurant #poeticjournal #journals #journaling #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc

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Richard Hauken

@richardhauken.bsky.social

5 days ago

Excerpt from past two days of journal entries.

#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #journal #richardhauken #swordartonline #sao #anime #exhaustion #poeticjournal #journals #journaling #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc

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Richard Hauken

@richardhauken.bsky.social

1 week ago

Excerpt from today's journal entry.

#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #journal #richardhauken #children #siblings #playing #poeticjournal #journals #journaling #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc

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Richard Hauken

@richardhauken.bsky.social

1 week ago

Excerpt from today's journal entry.

#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #journal #richardhauken #poeticjournal #journals #slips #slipping #fell #journaling #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc

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Richard Hauken

@richardhauken.bsky.social

1 week ago

Excerpts from this past week's journal entries.

#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #journal #richardhauken #poeticjournal #journals #yorkies #switch #journaling #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc

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Richard Hauken

@richardhauken.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Excerpt from this past week's journal entries.

#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #journal #richardhauken #switch2 #nintendo #zelda #kirby #hiking #poeticjournal #journals #journaling #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc

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Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath/Bibliophile

@azurelionprod.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Those Winter Sundays Sundays too my father got up early

For today's #BlackHistoryMonth look at the works of #blackpoets, I'm looking at "Those Winter Sundays" by Robwert Hayden:
poets.org/poem/those-w...
I love how the narrator's attitude toward his father changes as he gains a greater realization of what his father did on Sundays.

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Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath/Bibliophile

@azurelionprod.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

If I Had Known If I had known

For today's #BlackHistoryMonth look at the works of #blackpoets, I'm looking at the beautiful-but-bittersweet love poem "If I Had Known" by Alice Dunbar-Nelson:
poets.org/poem/if-i-ha...
#poets #poetry #poem

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EliasJMcClellan

@eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

#BlackWriters #BlackPoets are #BlackHistoryMonth

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EliasJMcClellan

@eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

#BlackWriters #BlackPoets are #BlackHistoryMonth

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Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath/Bibliophile

@azurelionprod.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Winter Poem Placing poetry at the crossroads of American life since 1910.

For today's #BlackHistoryMonth look at the works of #blackpoets, I thought I'd go a bit more modern and different. I don't usually go for modern poetry, but I like this one by Nikki Giovanni: "Winter Poem".
poetrysociety.org/poems/winter...
#blackpoetry #poem #poetry

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Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath/Bibliophile

@azurelionprod.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Weep Weep for the downfall o'er your heads and chief, Who sunk without a medium of relief; Who fell beneath the hatchet of their pride, Then like the serpent…

For today's #BlackHistoryMonth look at the works of #blackpoets, I'm looking at "Weep" by George Moses Horton, a poignant piece about an American south ravaged by war.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55873/...
"Weep for the country in its present state" could apply, in a different manner, today.

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Richard Hauken

@richardhauken.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Excerpt from today's journal entry.

#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #journal #richardhauken #winter #wintermood #wintervibes #winterstorm #winterwonderland #poeticjournal #journals #journaling #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc

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Richard Hauken

@richardhauken.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Excerpt from the 22nd's journal entry.

#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #journal #richardhauken #winterstorm #snow #winter #family #friends #poeticjournal #journals #journaling #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc

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Richard Hauken

@richardhauken.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Excerpt from the 21st's journal entry.

#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #journal #richardhauken #vacation #lakehouse #family #friends #poeticjournal #journals #journaling #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc

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Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath/Bibliophile

@azurelionprod.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Georgia Dusk O singers, resinous and soft your songs Above the sacred whisper of the pines, Give virgin lips to cornfield concubines, Bring dreams of Christ to dusky…

For today's #BlackHistoryMonth look at the works of black poets, I'm looking at "Georgia Dusk" by Jean Toomer.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46407/...
Men signing folk songs as they return home from work. The way Toomer describes the scene, I can visualize it.
#blackpoets #blackpoetry #poem

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Sir Harvey Fitz

@thesirharveyfitz.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

What does living on purpose look like for you right now?

“Out of Spec”

#SirHarveyFITZ #SpokenWord #Poetry #BlackPoets #BlackHistoryMonth

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Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath/Bibliophile

@azurelionprod.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

A Hymn to the Evening Soon as the sun forsook the eastern main The pealing thunder shook the heav'nly plain; Majestic grandeur!

For today's #BlackHistoryMonth look at the works of black poets, I'm looking at another poem by Phillis Wheatley Peters. This time, it's the lovely piece "A Hymn to the Evening".
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/143633...
#blackpoets #blackpoetry #poet #poetry #poem

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Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath/Bibliophile

@azurelionprod.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

No Images She does not know her beauty, she thinks her brown body has no glory. If she could dance naked under palm trees and see her image in the river, she would…

Yesterday, I missed posting my #BlackHistoryMonth look at the works of black poets (was busy drawing), so I'll post two today.
First up, "No Images" by William Waring Cuney.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53011/...
"She does not know
her beauty..."
Makes you think.
#blackpoets #blackpoetry

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Richard Hauken

@richardhauken.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Excerpt from today's journal entry.

#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #journal #richardhauken #walking #poeticjournal #journals #journaling #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc

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Richard Hauken

@richardhauken.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Excerpt from today's journal entry.

#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #journal #richardhauken #animals #cat #dog #pets #animallovers #poeticjournal #journals #journaling #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc

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Richard Hauken

@richardhauken.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Excerpt from yesterday's journal entry.

#Haiku #petalsofhaiku #journal #richardhauken #poeticjournal #journals #journaling #poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #dmv #maryland #creativewriting #writing #black #blackauthor #blackpoets #poc

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Ms. 🅰️Washington M.A. artist | author | activist 🖇️

@arwashington.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Highlight: academic paper worth a read or skim for: #readers #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #BlackSky #BlackSkyRelay #BlackWriters #BlackPoets
#5AmWritingClub #WritersofSky
Image: “Black History Month”
by #ARW-RAW 🎈

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EliasJMcClellan

@eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

#BlackWriters #BlackPoets are #BlackHistoryMonth

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EliasJMcClellan

@eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Black History Month Books and Authors—Chester Himes and Lawrence Jackson Resource site for suspense, crime, thriller, and mystery writers. Includes information for plotting and expert information to get the details correct.

Chester Himes, #crimefiction pioneer. #BlackWriters #BlackPoets are #BlackHistoryMonth
thrillwriting.blogspot.com/2024/02/blac...

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EliasJMcClellan

@eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

#BlackWriters #BlackPoets are #BlackHistoryMonth

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EliasJMcClellan

@eliasjmcclellan.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

#BlackWriters #BlackPoets are #BlackHistoryMonth

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Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath/Bibliophile

@azurelionprod.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

The Snow Fairy II And suddenly my thoughts then turned to you Who came to me upon a winter’s night, When snow-sprites round my attic window flew, Your hair disheveled,…

For today's Black History Month look at the works of black poets, I'm looking at the lovely poem "The Snow Fairy" by Claude McKay.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53213/...
There's some beautiful imagery in this one.
#poem #poetry #BlackHistoryMonth #blackpoets #blackpoetry