The ramifications of being Black in the united states
by Mariana Franco [Excerpt]
Death
Loss of Breath
final words
“I can’t breathe”
Death from privileged white tears
Death from soulless blue shield devils
Black death shadowing over Black lives matter
Too many names to say too many names to say
Too many names to say
the ramification of being Black in the united states is
death
We got to rise up
we got to thrive
The ramification of being Black in the united states needs
to be re-imagined
we have arrived
get the fuck off your seats
get on our side.
sip on the nectar of justice
freedom
equality
give me liberty
because
the ramification of being Black in the united states has
had enough of
Death.
From “Los Angeles Poets for Justice: A Document for the People” Edited by Jessica M. Wilson & Karo Ska, ISBN 978-1-62795-682-3, $20, Los Angeles Poet Society Press, http://www.lapoetsociety.org/los-angeles-poet-society-press All rights reserved to the artists. Photo by Sophie Len ©2021.
Call for submissions: A Re-Fleshing
An anthology that dares to re-imagine how we co-exist and live together
let us imagine a world without
white supremacy, anti-blackness, patriarchy
imperialism…
It’s time to shed our skins and imagine how we
can re-flesh
Email submissions to reflesh_anthology@protonmail.com
poetry, visual art, creative non-fiction, stories, rants, rambles, analysis
poetry and visula art, 1-3 pieces, all else, 2000 words max
include a short bio, whether you identify as BIPOC, and why you are submitting
deadline: August 31, 2021 Anthology will be published by LA Poet Society Press
$25 honorariumnfor all artists selected
Call for submissions: An anthology for MMIWG2S “No More Stolen Sisters”
to include stories, memories, memoir, photos, art, poems, writing, memorials to fallen sistars, or other documentation on the topic of Murdered, Missing Indigenous Women, Girls & Two Spirit
email submissions to submissions@lapoetsociety.org, http://www.lapoetsociety.org/submissions
deadline is September 30, 2021
Proceeds Of This Project Will Go To Help Reunite Our Tohono O’odham Family.
