DAY 12: AFRICAN AMERICAN'T SONNET by AYOKUNLE FALOMO pin.it/5Z0GJo1NG #30DaysAfricanPoetryPinterest

It’s a good feeling to have my book shortlisted for The Derek Walcott Prize 😍. Also, it’s not too late to get a copy from Orison Books!

I’m reading “Jazz” by Toni Morrison for the first time. And I feel like more people should rave about this book, too. The characters are insane and the plot is truly diabolical. Like omg. 😩 Chaos with beautiful prose. 😭

the day could do without me. The ice outside glitters around my car’s tires like a pageant dress. Only digital utterances between myself and the world for at least a week. ––Taylor Byas Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D. #PoemADay poets.org/poem/i-begin-d…

who the FUCK do we owe?

Creative writing don change many lives.

Today’s poem is selected by Hala Alyan as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry. “Meditations in an Emergency” appeared in Dispatch by Cameron Awkward-Rich, published by Persea Books, 2019. Shared here with deep gratitude.

Not even exaggerating, having good friends will save your life.

Autobiomythography of is a year old today. I’m so grateful 🙏🏾

this too shall pass but holy fuck

Today’s poem is selected by Ayokunle Falomo (@mrafalomo) as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry. "won’t you celebrate with me" appeared in Book of Light by Lucille Clifton, published by Copper Canyon Press, 1993. Shared here with deep gratitude.

Ayokunle Falomo “come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed.” — Lucille Clifton, from “won’t you celebrate with me”

SHE'S HERE!!!

“Because I have seen a yam peel become flour, I refuse to admit to my uselessness.”

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Each moment of breath is a debt owed the dead. - Ayokunle Falomo, "Alive in the Age of Worry"

a little lifesaver from Langston Hughes

“You cannot save the world but you can open / the window for the trapped wren in the cellar.” ‼️

november, soften my thoughts and starve my doubts, water my intentions and dissolve my fears. reduce the volume on anything that tries to convince me i am not worthy so i can hear the frequency of my own love again. may i always remember my magic on days when i forget who i am.