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Woman (from That New Millennium Dime)

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

it dont mean nothing w/o a woman… …dont mean nothing… God wrapped velvet/over tempered steel &made a woman/in the image of the creator /creators of life/ godly metaphors/virgin mothers mothers of godz/or/monster makers /creators/ /deep water majick/ we need new mirrors/to see … Continue reading →

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That New Millenium Dime: Men Wanted/Brother. Brother 7th installment.

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

Men wanted/to hold their ground/to keep heads to sky/wanted/in arms/homes/hearts/lives/wanted/by their wives/sons/daughters/brothers/nation/block/hood/mothers/fathers/sisters/wanted/for lifting/carrying/loving/protecting/guidance/counsel/wanted/for dreaming on/ needed urgently/because the world needs the image of god/men wanted/made in the image of god Brother. Brother head up/be up to it/sky up/god up/ nights are … Continue reading →

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That New Millennium Dime: Polytricks Draft 6#

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

the biggest conspiracy is the conspiracy to convince you there is no conspiracy…
last survivor gets groceries/tomorrow/
promise them a tomorrow/they will follow Continue reading →

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Race ( from That New Millennium Dime)

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

Granny said/

“you will lie in the pit/you dig

for ‘an-other’ “/how you sleep/?/ Continue reading →

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That New Millennium Dime: War

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD
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That New Millennium Dime: The Dime

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

That New Millennium Dime; a work that interrogates the dawn of a new century in America and the era of its first North American African president. 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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