This episode is a compilation of 7 women from my #network & myself reading poems from different people from different walks of life and different decades and cultures. I wanted to do something different this month and end National Poetry Month with something AMAZING.
1st poem: Coping by Audre Lorde, read by me: @whitneydanielleco_
2nd poem: Caged Bird by Maya Angelou, read by Efa Akutekha @aye_effie
3rd poem: Annabel Lee by Edgar Allen Poe, read by Efa Akutekha. @aye_effie
4th poem: A Matter of Gray by Karrie Myers Taylor, read by Karrie Myers Taylor @selfkarrie
5th poem: Discovery of a Brown Beauty by Archuleta Chisolm, read by Archuleta Chisolm @archuletawrites ((check out her poetry books!))
6th poem: Mothers by Nikki Giovanni, read by Archuleta Chisolm @archuletawrites
7th poem: A Woman Speaks by Audre Lorde, read by Archuleta Chisolm @archuletawrites
8th poem: Mental Health by Yrsa Daley-Ward, read by Archuleta Chisolm @archuletawrites
9th poem: Sully Sixteen Months by C. K. Williams, read by Corinne Zmoos @crescendo.communication
10th poem: the middle place by Rupi Kaur, read by Tyra Johnson @just.tyraj
11th poem: Desiderata by Max Ehrmann, read by Acasia Olson @rhymeswith_acasia
12th poem: I Happened to Be Standing by Mary Oliver, read by Wilsar @callmewilsar
Final poem: A Poem of Friendship by Nikki Giovanni, read by me @networkandspill
BONUS POEM: by Angie Franklin @afroyogabyangie : Ocean Skin
Breathe in your own lightAnd be full with your own loveAs pearls of salt water roll off your glowing skinBe quiet and listenYou have an ocean within...Whether your waves are crashing recklessly on the shore and frighten those who see your powerOr your waters are so still that a shimmer glazes atop you and reflects the beauty of the skyKnow you have a deep blue sea withinFilled with magical powers that belong only to youBe quiet and listenHear the sound of the ocean in your breathAnd taste the salt of the water that magically arises from your glowing skin...
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xoxoxo,Whitney Danielle