Category: Poetry & Other Works

The thing you have to understand about me is, I pretty much see everything, even what goes on behind my…

I’m standing outside of 201 W. Market St. by the courthouse. There’s a woman standing on the next corner, however…

Never thought I’d be in this situation. Being in jail for the first time and away from my family, my…

I’m at the hospital. They ask me my name, reason for visit. I simply state that I’m the daughter of…

I want you to hold me in a way  that’s not appropriate  for a friend or a lover I just…

“The thing you have to understand about me is I am a nurse. You’re acting like a boy, why are…

I tried cigarette shorts rolled up from ash trays around the house. I would roll them in a brown paper…

Late March, mid-April, early Spring time, I am getting ready to Lamb with my nana but she’s getting older. Now…

A wilted Bouquet on my dresser drawer a shattered note thrown on the floor a girl with tears running down…

Some of the most important tools in cancer research are designed to see underneath the surface of tissue. But before…

Dear Love,  You are such a strange thing.  You show up in places we don’t always notice, in moments that…

The wind is blowing me home Away from all this chaos As the leaves fall, I’m starting to feel home…

A turning in color  The sky getting duller  A time where night is sooner, but the day may be longer …

“Your skirt is too short,” says Mrs. Bianchi. “You need to get a new one.” I hear someone whistle behind…

Little by little, I learn to not fear death For life is a gift spent — With those you love…

How many more days do I have to live in order for you to realize what’s happening? I’m no longer…

As I look through a peep hole I see wonders of many kinds A part of me fears what may…

Image Credits: Jordan Brodie hold my hand as I stumble down this narrow road  I should be a pillar of…

Image Credits: via Isaiah Ireland How blessed am I to wake up in a body that carries me, even on…

Back in 2023, I joined the National Association of Black Journalists West Chester University chapter in hopes of revitalizing an…

As I’m loving you I’m drawing back a destructive arrow strung by a mighty bow.  It didn’t exist when we…

Image Credits: Isaiah Ireland  As the rain pours, and the trees blow  A small sunshine peaks through  Though the animals…

The last two years for Kehlani have been big, and some might even say career-defining. Back in February of this…

It’s not everyday you get featured on a song with Kendrick Lamar on the second record you're credited as a…

The person who puts it all on  Constantly on the edge, never knowing dusk to dawn  When you see them…

And the letter said “what do you think?” You always asked me that after you got a new piercing  But…

Stillness is a point in time after the sun retires where the sky seems to be void of light  There…

Image Credits: Isaiah Ireland This car drives me. You have anger for me because I pushed you out the door…

The air was warm and the grass plentiful as I walked up on the WCU Rams Men's Rugby team practicing.…

My name is Dasani, like the water. As a kid, this is how I introduced myself to everyone. I’m not…

On March 4, I had the pleasure of attending West Chester University's first Mr. NCNW showcase. Never been one at…

Music videos used to feel like moments. Not just something you throw on in the background or scroll past five…

“Its just attachment”  Like naming it something smaller Would make it hurt less Like it could explain  Why i kept…

“there’s always someone in your corner” but my corner contains things like dust and hair  i look at the ground…

On April 13, 2026, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Theta Iota Chapter Sorority Incorporated debuted 15 new women in their Spring…

It doesn't take too long to be around Amari Jackson to know that greatness is not only something he strives…

People like to joke about girls with daddy issues. They say it lightly, like it’s a punchline, like it’s something…

Image Credits: Jordan Brodie I saw a child die today   numbness has found comfort in my mind and shock…

Image Credits: Isaiah Ireland  Dear sun  There are people who will think I’m talking about a kid Little do they…

Known for her standalone rapping ability, Latto, whose real name is Alyssa Michelle Stephens, announced on March 20 that she…

Image Credits: https://maroontigermedia.com/2026/03/michael-b-jordan-and-ryan-coogler-oscars/ Before the Oscar’s ceremony even began, Ryan Coogler’s movie “Sinners” walked in already highly acclaimed during this…

Image Credits: Isaiah Ireland Does my silence provoke? What feelings does it invoke? Would you prefer that I spoke? Discomfort…

Image Credits: Illustrated by Felicia Manful Is it truly that bad to be confused? Stupefied … Or even bemused With…

Image Credits: Jazmyne Morgan To doubt a black woman: Is to dig your own grave, To negate all that she…

What happens when hustle turns into distractions? When the only reason you keep moving is to stop you from thinking…

On March 20, 2026, in the Sciences & Engineering Center and the Commons (SECC), the Mu Delta chapter of Sigma…

As the time goes on I realize the beauty of life  I see those that surround me  I see the…

It doesn't take too long to be around Amari Jackson to know that greatness is not only something he strives…

I find that my purpose is separate. The question I am answering is a question whose intention is to procure…

to make something— truly beautiful, has to be from a place significantly dark. One doesn’t know beauty  until they’ve seen…