Tag Archives: ayo nzinga

dreams of flight/ 1

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

if you bought land in the country i would go i would learn to make jam i would become a country woman & maybe the days would find the beat of my life growing out of the ground smelling like … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Bars: Growing Home

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

June 19, 2015 2781 Telegraph Oakland CA 94612 6:00-8:00 PM – FREE Beyond the Bars: Growing Home is a dramatic stage reading  derived from the stories of Green Life participants who are formerly incarcerated and re-entering Bay Area communities. In … Continue reading →

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augury

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

there was always the thin line of silver shot through the vibrant orange orbs resting on the bed of crimson it should have spoke to you this is not one like the others this one has ideas about itself butterflies … Continue reading →

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Water Rites

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

ain’t nobody business what

me & the water

talks about Continue reading →

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The Great American Divide

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

Divide: to cleave asunder.

We are united most by our acceptance of division. Continue reading →

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A pocket full of Cowrie

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

Sometimes you see yourself and it’s like you have been missing yourself. You are surprised by the reflection in the mirror.We spend so much time chasing goals. We reach one and barely stop to savor its sweetness before we begin … Continue reading →

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