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In
the beginning there was poetry and then
we had spoken word, which evolved into floetry,
which is like poetry
defying norms or rather forms of spoken
word and song.
Submit
poetry here. Read
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An
exerpt from, Touched
by boys Loved By Men, a
collection of short poetry and spoken word by
Lashanda Henry (an
msoy original publication)
Watching
mamma sleep
I used to watch my mamma lay in bed Rest
her heavy head upon a light pillow And drift
into a silent slumberI used to wonder what
made My mamma so sleepy so
I didn't know till I did grow
Into a younger image of she and
All the pain in me melted into the Sweetest
of sleeping potions Calming the commotion
in my
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Heavy
head and
Sending me to bed where
I lay dead if only for a little while
I could pile up the covers
Ease the vileness of lovers
Who failed to return my love
Like a glove mamma’s old ways fit
Quite nicely and I learned precisely Why
mamma used to lay in bed and Rest her
heavy head
Upon a light pillow
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To
read more exerpts or purchase a copy of
TBBLBM click
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Floetry section is dedicated to Spoken word artists
who rock my world and possibly yours too. Nuff
Respect to the the musical group "Floetry"
. Their ubran - nu classic soul styles reminds
me of Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill, and the entire
dirty back pack crew.
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| Eve,
Missy, Foxy, and Lil Kim aren't all the only sistahs
doing there thing on the hip-hop scene. MSOY friend
Bggyrl, has a website that showcases female hip-hop
and spoken word artists. Plus she is working on
a compilation CD. If you would like to submit
your work to the CD, or just hear the track, click
here. |
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| Jill
Scott took us all on a long walk and the journey
is far from over. What can I say, she can sing,
she can flow, and she's deep too. Visit Jills
website if you want to know more about her. If
you just want to listen to her flow, then go to
"Floetry In Motion", the msoy radio
station strictly dedicated to spoken word artists
and poets. |
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| Ursula
Rucker first stood out to me on the Roots track,
"Lullaby." I heard her voice and I was
hooked. She's quite different from Jill Scott,
but in definitly in a good way. Her work is both
politically consciencous and mentally stimulating.
Just one listen, and your hooked. Are you ready
to listen? |
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| Featured
on Bggyrls compilation Cd, is a track that I personally
am really feeling - "Father less" by
the very taltend Abiyah. You can listent to it,
as well as her other works on mp3.com. I think
she's definitly a new star in the making. |
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ThatBitch.com:
So There are some people in this world I can't
tolerate, but there are a few elite sistahs
that get my utmost respect and Huny is most
def. One of them. Her site is hot, her graphics
are hot, and her poetry is the bomb. I can say
no more.
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PoetryTelevision
is a video based, multi-cultural online
forum that celebrates the word and its voice. |
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Jill
Scott will be releasing a book
of poems entitled,
"The Minutes, The Moments, The Hours"
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you like sheRhymes, visit its msoy original sister
site :: Our Media
> Poetry Section |
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