Interview with Showcase Poet: Amanda Lee
For me, the objective of writing is just to celebrate living. My poems are all a direct reflection of my personal experiences, and by sharing these experiences, I feel more connected to myself and to others.
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The Art of Healing: Chronic Stress
Your body has an innate capacity to heal. The art of healing manifests from your ability to avoid that which adversely stresses your body, and also your ability to assuage the stimuli that has placed your body in a stress reaction.
Showcase Artist: Kevon Dooley
Kevon Dooley grew up in the foster care system of Florida from age 7 till age 19. He has advocated on behalf of foster children for schooling, counseling, and extended living since leaving the system. Kevon is an artist, actor, and a young entrepreneur now living in Atlanta, GA. He hopes his story “can show others that no matter what happens, if you keep your head high and keep working hard, you can succeed and the future is yours.”
Trinkets: A Poem by Amanda Lee
When I was very young, I collected trinkets: small animal figurines that fit in the palm of my hand, seashells, buttons, marbles, and glass bottles filled with sand.
Jack Thompson: Out on Assignment 1.2
November 2021, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina The “Change on the Horizon 1968” exhibitat Serenity on Broadway Gallery brings photographer Jack…
Humming
Humming A poem by Marissa Mullins Christ comes as a dirty-broken beggar.Buddha comes as a sick bird that needs tending.Shiva…
Working Song
Working Song A poem by Joshua Kochis After Mark Levine Jack. Look. It’s morning.I grab the clock from my ear,…
We Are ALL Art
I was in retail management for over 30 years and eventually realized a pattern with my employees. I was coaching all of my best people out of their positions.
on the topic of the N-word
It was uncomfortable walking in public because the skin I wore was a public statement and possibly a threat. I felt like those years of self-growth had gone to waste. I spent a week struggling with the emotions. Eventually, I realized that I had a choice.
Poem: the day I met you by Brandi Cantrell
the day I met you The day I met you… I was broken I was beaten I was scared I…
