Moving on the Wires: The Liberator Magazine, El Anatsui, Anti-Robot Radio, Mother Tongue Monologues

*The Liberator Magazine released their latest issue, “The Last Generation of Black People.” My essay, “The Percussive Approach,” is one of the writings featured. Buy a copy here. *Accra dot Alt announced El Anatsui’s exhibition “Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui” will be at Brooklyn Museum Also, go to Accra dot Alt for […]

THE NEXT BEST THING Blog Hop…Hoping to Be

The Next Big Thing Hop: the traveling blog that asks authors who they consider the NEXT BIG THING, and then has them pass along the questions for those authors to answer in their blogs. Thank you Valjeanne Jeffers for tagging me! Read hers here. Rules are: Answer ten questions about your current Work In Progress […]

Versatile Blogger Award — Thanks!

Another blogger award nomination! Yay me! Thanks Jane for nominating me; I feel so appreciated. Thank you all my supporters and friends!

Moving on the Wires: Giveaway Winner and Invisible Man Paper

*The winner of the Sankofa Journal is bigfatjamaicanwedding. Email me at svfreebrid87@gmail.com your address and I will send it to you by the end of next week. Thanks to you and everyone who enters or spread the word about it! _ *For a limited time, you can read a draft of the independent paper I […]

Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth: My Poetry 3

The Sound From Silence Its cry shouts out as if birthed, like the breaking of light from darkness, demanding to be heard, the universe, in search of itself, singing us into existence Vibrations pouring themselves into ears, waiting for the sounds to burst from mouths and hips and hands and feet, it sings body’s self […]

Moving On the Wires: Logo Submissions

*Hey everyone! I just want to let you know that if you enjoy my blog and want to see it continue, please consider supporting it by donating at the side (–>). Any amount is welcomed. Thanks! * I was thinking about creating an official logo for my blog. I have a basic design based on […]

Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth: My Poetry 2

I wrote this poem a few weeks ago, but after I read Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray yesterday, I revised it: In my detached, Disordered room Stands two mirrors On a brown wooden Dresser – veiled shadows in this chest, a frame gilded in stripes and flowers – I see myself in one’s […]

Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth: My Poetry

For Black Poetry Day, I will celebrate by doing the first post of my own poetry. Here is a poem I wrote for my friend who has to deal with the deaths of a a friend and a family member this year: Turn, Turn, Turn Death visits us all But for some it comes Sooner, […]

Moving on the Wires: Black Weblog Awards, Andy Allo, P.OS., Tunde Olaniran…

*Voting for semifinalists begins today for the Black Weblog Awards and ends October 1. Please vote for my blog in the Best New Blog category here! *Update: On November 20th, Andy Allo will be releasing her new album Superconductor, which was executive produced by Prince and features a few songs written by him, including the […]

Moving on the Wires: Black Weblog Awards

Nominate my blog for a Black Weblog Award. Some suggested nominations: Best Blog Post Series Best New Blog Best Writing in a Blog Thank you!