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June 2011, & X @ 67

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

June 2011   Superman went home followed by Geronimo Pratt Tears and struggle from Harlem to Tanzania Souls set free from heavy bodies X’s wisdom brightens the midnight sky in Babylon as we remember Sun Ra in the laughter of … Continue reading →

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INK

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

. it don’t signify

like blue black wrinkled old men

in stingy brims

teeth clenching 5 dollar cigars

breath smelling of gin and knowing

from a distance

whose eyes grin

as they eloquently explode

divine curses

like corks from aged wine

you gotta shake ya head

so it don’t hit ya Continue reading →

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That New Millennium Dime- Installment 19- Cairo

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

revolution/likes figs with thick sweet sauce/is a possibility/like omelets or chicken/there are choices/we choose and lie to ourselves/ we have short memories/i remember iran and the last shah/manijhe mohammedi did you ever go home/i remember revolutions/revolts/yolks thrown off/i remember/i got a long memory/son … Continue reading →

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A Poem for This Day — (General Poetics 2011)

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

this day demanded a poem a free poem that dont cost nuthin and dont owe nobody a damn thing copy this left i give you the right this poem dont belong to a collection it belongs to itself and this … Continue reading →

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That New Millennium Dime: i, Installment # 16

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

i am the she/ & shes the builder/ reformed once lost/now seeking found/i say dont scratch too deep/you might be frighten by what you see/i see forever/it makes me cry/i remember to try/i been known to stumble/i seen i fall/i found clarity … Continue reading →

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The Wheel: That New Millennium Dime, Installment 15

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

the circle/perfect expression/one/isness/reality check/one/circle/perfect/round as a state of being/full/circle/wheel/forward/faster circles/bigger/ motion/in motion/expression of overstanding/we stood/walked/talked/& discovered the perfection of the circle/together in the dark/the wheel an expression of overstanding/one tribe/in a circle/wolves outside/inside the circle/food/fire/song/overstanding/overstanding the divinity of oneness/in overstanding we wanted more/bigger circles/bigger … Continue reading →

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The New Millennium Dime: Them People, Installment 14

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

/They dont really care about us/ who /them people/ who /them people that did it/them people that didnt do nothing/them people who made it happen/let it happen/them/those people/not us people/other people/them people/who ruined it/wasted it/broke it/peed on it/them/those folks/not us/them/the … Continue reading →

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That New Millennium Dime: The People, Installment # 12 pt 1

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

Part One for the people/ we the people/the people/ tied to the land/ dust to dust/ born in hope/ better tomorrows/ long days/ long nights/better tomorrows/we work/ we pray/ dreaming of better tomorrows/ the people/ unaware of the wheel/ the … Continue reading →

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That New Millennium Dime: The Artist, Installment #11

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

the artist/writes/murderous verbalist/ C4 B4 u cud write/the artist/has moved /grown/out of chaos/N2 purpose/this is not mellowing wine/this hard liqour/it aint checkers yungsta/ live then hollar @ me/battlescars & stripes/ i write/murder she wrote/w/ea lethal pen stroke/as tears flow/hate 2 … Continue reading →

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That New Millennium Dime: Elders, Installment 10

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

what u gon’ do w/mama/?/ what she do w/u /wipe yr nose & ass/ now u mad /wont be long b4 u gonna need yr ass wiped 2/ what u teach n ya’ kids/?/ /what u gon’ do w/ mama/?/ /what … Continue reading →

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