This page is inspired by and dedicated to Keyssh, a bright, young poet, photographer and social justice warrior.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
WHO OR WHAT IS YOUR MASTER?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO DISMANTLE THE MASTER’S HOUSE?
What tools do you have/ how shall you use them?
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF / WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
WHAT IS THE FIRST SENTENCE OF YOUR UN-SILENCING?
What is your litany for survival?
[See also, Lucille Clifton’s, “Come Celebrate With Me”]
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF YOUR POWER / WHERE AND HOW ARE YOU USING IT?
WHO BENEFITS / WHO SUFFERS?
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN POETRY AND RHETORIC?
WHY DOES IT MATTER?
“Power is relative, but it is real. And if you do not use whatever power you possess it will be used against you.”
—Listen—
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: WHAT ARE YOU ANGRY ABOUT?
HOW WILL YOU USE YOUR ANGER?
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
See also: June Jordan’s, I Must Become A Menace To My Enemies & Poem About My Rights
—Listen—
“Need: A Chorale for Black Woman Voices” (begins at 18:12)
