Spoken word poet tells Da Truth
“To get my book out there, I was told that I needed to perform my poetry. And I was like, ‘Um, no.’ I’ve been performing since I was 3, singing at church, in the school choir,...
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Poetry reflects emotional roller coaster ride
Overwhelmed by the daily COVID-19 updates, the stresses of four adults living together in a pandemic, and five pets beneath our feet, I am doing a lot of self-therapy with ink, specifically poetry. Poetry is my...
Poem about lost pets becomes children’s book
“I love animals. If I see a lost dog or cat on the side of the road, I’m like, ‘Oh, you poor thing. I can’t keep you, but I’ll shelter you for a couple days until...
Young poet makes her grandmother proud
What do you do when your oldest daughter and her two children live thousands of miles away in another country? For Melanie Ferguson, you communicate on Facebook and text as often as possible. And you beam...
Creating poetry helps her deal with change
“I don’t usually start writing the beginning of a poem. I start in the middle and build around it. No matter how you approach it, you want every line to be impactful. You want to say...
Local poetry community making itself heard
“I started writing poetry in third grade. There was this writing competition at school, and I won first in state. But growing up, I didn’t think there were other poets around here because there really wasn’t...
