The title is after Maya Angelou particularly since Sen. Cory Booker cited this poem during the hearings. Every episode I share a poem and the thinking behind especially work focused on current events, activism, unlearning some things as I grow personally. To visit my website, go to dcolin.com and to support go to patreon.com/dcolin. As always, thank you!

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Happy National Poetry Month!! This is the first poem in my 30/30 writing challenge for this month. Feel free to use any of the words from the prompt as a prompt ro write your own poems. To offer support for this podcast and other work that I'm doing, visit my page on patreon.com/dcolin and subscribe to dcolin.com to stay updated on all the things.

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I hope you enjoy the poem and my discussion on what it means to feel seen and curate language to operate in our freedom. Get yourself some Toni Morrison for your bookshelf! To support me as an artist and poet, here's where you can join the village: patreon.com/dcolin and there you'll get early access plus a bonus episode every month in addition to other things based on the level you signed up for. Also, you can check out dcolin.com and watch the video of me reading this poem at the NYS Writers Institute in 2020!

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In this episode you can listen to my poem, "For every Black Woman who has been called Angry". I also talk about some of the history of the stereotype and what I wanted to write this poem. You can support and join the dcolinized village on patreon.com/dcolin and/or subscribe to dcolin.com for more content and all the other art I'm putting out in the world!

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Find a bonus episode on the poetry form used for this poem on patreon.com/dcolin and find other exclusive content there. You can also check out dcolin.com and follow on @dcolinpoet on IG, Twitter and Facebook. If you want to read the article I mentioned, check out "How the "Strong Black Woman" Identity Both Helps ans Hurts" by Kara Manke

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This episode discusses lynching using a poem from my book, Dreaming in Kreyol. I also mention Always in Season, a documentary that you can check out for more on Lennon Lacy and lynching in general. And while we're here, that Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Bill should get passed like yesterday. If you're looking to support and get more content, you're welcome in the village on patreon.com/dcolin and if you're trying to get a copy of Dreaming in Kreyol visit dcolin.com

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First episode of 2022! Sharing poems I wrote from MLK Day and a bonus listen to Mutabaruka's poem "Dis Poem" Check out dcolin.com or follow on IG @dcolinpoet for more content

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In this episode, I unpack the question is my family okay in Haiti and I mention Ace Live from YouTube who you can check out. Also check out dcolin.com or come join the patreon community at patreon.com/dcolin

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Where were you born? How often do you encounter this question and what makes someone ask? In this episode, I'm exploring these questions. If you'd like to check out my work as a poet and artist, follow me on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @dcolinpoet and @empressbohemia. Also, check out dcolin.com and patreon.com/dcolin. The link shared in this episode is lamp4change.org. Check them out and donate.

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In this episode, I mention the recent assassination of Haiti's president and discuss the beginning of the U.S. occupation that followed the assassination of another president in Haiti's history. The blackout poem is from "The Long Legacy of Occupation in Haiti" by Edwidge Danticat which appears in The New Yorker. Follow me on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter: @poetdcolin and check out dcolin.com for more artist content.

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