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I Am That We May Be

Posted on February 10, 2013 7 Comments

Illustration of book cover drawn by me The poems that I have posted the past couple of weeks were first published in 1974 in my book of poetry, I Am That We May Be. I used the Swahili name, Damali, which meant a beautiful vision, explained in my introduction: “Poems are visions to be shared […]

Review Offer for Kindle Single Authors

Posted on February 2, 2013 7 Comments

Fellow WordPress authors, I know you are out there with your published Kindle Single seeking reviews and readers. I, too, have published a Kindle Single, Illimitable Beauty, and my friends who can read or review it, do not have Kindles, so can’t purchase from Amazon to write reviews. I just listened to a webinar that […]

Another Poem about Washington, DC

Posted on January 27, 2013 12 Comments

I walked down Euclid Street, in Northwest Washington, DC, a black neighborhood of working class families in the 1970’s many times. Now it is a very upscale street with ultra-modern apartments and condos priced from $300,000 to $900,000 dollars. So, this poem, I wrote in the seventies, is dedicated to those families that made this […]

Three Poems for Celebration

Posted on January 20, 2013 12 Comments

Tomorrow this country officially celebrates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I believe, if he was still alive, he would say, do not celebrate me, I just did my work as a minister. Celebrate this country’s achievement for removing racist laws. Celebrate the descendants of the sons and daughters of Africa who continue […]

The Ballad of Mama Queen and Her Darling Daughta

Posted on January 6, 2013 19 Comments

Today is my birthday and I feel the best way to celebrate is to share the story of my birth. I posted this poem in August and received some comments that it was a sad story. In a way it could be seen that way, as at the time it happened my mother she was […]

STORYTELLING LOVERS HOLIDAY GIFT

Posted on December 2, 2012 1 Comment

Storytelling CD Holiday Sale In the most ancient of times, when the heavenly gods and goddesses descend to earth, the Mother of Rain, finds her mate in a wise Zulu warrior. And in the land to the west when the Osage people seek to choose their symbol, the Sky Clan Chooses Spider who weaves webs […]

Thanksgiving Memory

Posted on November 21, 2012 7 Comments

Mama and her girls Of the family holidays, Thanksgiving remains my favorite. Despite the contradictions involved in the origination of this holiday, the idea of giving thanks for blessings is a good observance. And for me, it was a celebration of the feast my mother always cooked. This following story is my most vivid Thanksgiving […]

Cultural Reconciliation – Dia de la Raza

Posted on October 8, 2012 3 Comments

Reflections on Wearing the Manta When I wear Hopi dress do I take on thousands of years of spiritual tradition over 500 years of recorded history? Do I become Hopi? Is Hopi a state of mind or solely a genetic inheritance? Twenty years ago, I lived in Austin Texas and was the director of the […]

Today is National Voter Registration Day

Posted on September 25, 2012 Leave a Comment

Since today is National Voter Registration Day, I’m sharing my voting story. It has been revised and shortened for a presentation I will be making as part of Native Vote Action week for Elementary students. PLEASE REGISTER TO VOTE AND VOTE. No one person is perfect, but if we do not contribute our vote to […]

Journey to Hopiland – FIRST SORROW

Posted on September 22, 2012 6 Comments

In July the family moved from Minneapolis to Duluth. The new house had two stories and an attic where Denise and her sisters slept. The house was attached to other houses that looked the same. Denise settled into her new home and wondered where she would go to school. She hoped it wouldn’t be the […]