wonder

I wonder if he knows me. I mean I know he knows about me.I know he knows what I’m about. I know he listens when I speak. And when I don’t.But..I wonder if he knows what I don’t. I wonder if he hears what I won’t. I wonder if he sees when I cope silently and privately with the impossible.I wonder if he knows what he wants when he says he wants me.I wonder and then he smiles.And I think, he can’t know; how could he?If he knew, how could he smile so serenely? How could he touch so tenderly? How could he contain my carcass with such confidence?Then I wonder how much power he has. I’ve seen him move mountains. And I’ve witnessed him feed field-fulls of fraught nonbelievers his truth until they were no longer famished and frail. But...

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socu

written for the introduction to Yoash Victorious’s Season of the Come Up EP. the season of the come up is not just a record. it’s not just a movement.it’s a declaration made by the millions of minds that feel it’s their time.too many of us have been denied what is rightfully oursbecause we’re too blinded by dreams deferred and hopes devoured. not that we don’t have the strength within to win, but somewhere along the way we became cowards.but now, we’re sick and tired of keeping our power confined in our pain. it’s time to unchain the change ingrained in our veins and let it rain. quenching the thirst of the earth, birth worth, and make it plain.cus alterations can’t be made if our ways stay the same. and we can’t...

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Ill Lyterati Presents: Open Mic Night at Kilgore

Ill-Lyterati, a premier arts collective based in Atlanta, Ga, hosts a weekly Open Mic Night at Kilgore on Morehouse College's campus. From 8-11 every Thursday night, you can hear amazing art and sign-up to share your own- for free! Come check out the poetry, music, comedy sketches, freestyles and raps the AUC and greater Atlanta area have to provide. The first Open Mic Night will be Thursday, 1 September 2011. Be there! Read more about Ill Lyterati he...

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The Presage

The Presage (an Online Undergraduate Journal) is scheduled to debut on 1 September 2011. The Presage is a quarterly journal that is meant to provide future scholars and leaders with a platform to present their already blooming work. The journal will showcase the theories, analyses, critiques and ongoing research of undergraduates from all over the nation.  Issues will also feature "non-academic" areas of excellence such as poetry and media arts. Not specific to any one discipline, the entries in this journal are united by the skill, foresight and diligence of their authors. Stop by the website on 1 September to read the featured work of scholars from various institutions including Spelman College, Morehouse College, Emory University, Georgia State University and Claftin...

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