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How to Get Started with Spoken Word Poetry.
SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION
People spoke poetry long before they began to write it. Audiences have judged the poet’s performance for just as long. Spoken word...
Olumide Holloway’s review of No Room for Small Dreams by Shimon Peres
I officially finished my first book this year yesterday May 20, 2020.
Note, the key word is "officially."
I've been "read-hopping" between 7 books, of which...
NUDITY OF OUR TROUBLES
The wind is wailing,
the forest is dancing to the rhythm of the fire;
can't you hear the beats..
it's so hard to ignore,
why won't the animals...
How Killer Whales can help build Business and Success Culture by Olumide Holloway
Orcas, also known as Killer Whales are actually Dolphins. They are the largest member of the Dolphin family. The Killer Whale can weigh up...
What one word captures the (successful hunting) system of the African Wild Dog? by...
Strategy, Structure, System and Skills - the 4s.
Sometimes System is one word, used and practiced over and over again.
What's the one word?
Let's...
What practical steps are you taking to help troubled youths through poetry?
Kemi Darabidan Oladimeji said:
King Olulu,
I'm curious though, and this has always been on my mind...
In what ways has Poetry been able to help youths...
How are you solving African problems through poetry?
Question:
Please can you tell me more about how are you solving African problems through poetry.
Answer:
Hmmm.
Education, Entrepreneurship and Employment (job creation).
These three are been addressed...
MUFFLED CRIES
She was a baker and philanthropist: she went to the market
She did not stop at the abattoir neither did she stop at the grocery...
THIS ROAD
On this road
Patience died,
Pains increased,
Matters worsen,
Dreams shatter,
Destinies truncated,
Souls punished,
Lasses raped,
Lads tortured,
Parents brutalized,
Homes downtrodden,
Schools fallen,
Hospitals collapsed,
Evil seen,
Good lost.
This road was same many rode,
Their chariots went...
4 Reasons Why You Should Perform Your Poetry.
by Ami Mattison
I shared my poetry with an audience for the first time at an old-fashioned “poetry reading.”
It was 1991, and there were four of...
