Poetry

Spotless house, laundry folded, dinner cooked − I ran through the checklist. I wanted to give you a peaceful life if I was soon going to be a wife. I would imagine how one day I’d attach your name to mine...

It was many and many a year ago,    In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know    By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought    Than to...

He kissed like the golden hardware against the thick leather grips on my wrist. Like how Mr. Grey slathered his virgin in 50 Shades. Like that shit my father warned me to stay away from. And Papi, I love...

You try to plant somethin in the conrete, y'knowhatImean? If it GROW, and the and the rose petal got all kind of Scratches and marks, you not gon' say, "Damn, look at All the scratches and marks on the rose...

I arrived 11 minutes unfashionably late. He was punctual. My hair? A curly mess. Wearing blue suede pumps and already out of breath from the day’s itinerary, I realized that the sight of him winded me. He...

The tree has entered my hands, The sap has ascended my arms, The tree has grown in my breast- Downward, The branches grow out of me, like arms. Tree you are, Moss you are, You are violets...

What happens to a dream deferred?      Does it dry up       like a raisin in the sun?       Or fester like a sore—       And then run?       Does it stink like rotten...

DMV rapper is set to release "The Album About Nothing" this fall. The artist claims to be getting back to himself, even including insightful commentary about his journey from Jerry Seinfeld with artwork...

Guinness threw a casual event with a true island feel, in honor of all Caribbean festivities.  Brooklyn houses more people of Caribbean decent than any other New York borough, making it the perfect location...

Like all great things, Jhene Aiko is well worth the wait. The young woman opened B2K's "Scream Tour" and sang on your favorite rapper Drake's hook. For over 10 years, she's been on the music scene and...