This episode features the poem titled "Homecoming" written by your host Dee Chikwendu. This poem is about coming to a place within ourselves about self-acceptance. Sometimes it can take us years as people to get to that place where we finally abandon negative thoughts and replace what we think about ourselves (and our Afro hair) with a new narrative.

This episode features the poem "The Bounce" and has been written by your host, Dee Chikwendu. The poem is about wearing our Afro hair with undeniable pride, despite the negative narratives that have dominated for hundreds of years. We have the power to re-write the narrative and it all starts with "The Bounce!"

This episode features a poem titled "Letter to my Black Queens" written by your host Dee Chikwendu. This poem offers encouragement to Black women emphasising how beautiful and amazing our Afro hair is. We don't need to wait for others to affirm our Afro-beauty - we can do this ourselves through the words we declare about ourselves and which reflect the thoughts that we have about ourselves.

This episode features the third poem titled "Manifesto" written by your host Dee Chikwendu. Now imagine if your Afro hair could talk - what do you think your Afro hair would say? Well, this poem is about the manifesto that my Afro hair would say in an opening speech.

This episode features the second poem titled "Frist Date" written by your host Dee Chikwendu. The poem uses the scenario of being on a first date. Sometimes you turn up too early and you are in those moments of waiting where only patience can assist you and that's what it can be like while you are waiting for your Afro to grow.

This episode features the first poem titled "Kink and Curl" written by your host Dee Chikwendu. The poem is about embracing the wonder of what Afro hair is and it's unique position of being able to represent awe and wonder.