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Reason and Rhymes
April is National Poetry Month and I’m taking the occasion to acknowledge and thank the poets—those in spirit and those in practice—who contributed important concepts and content to Giving Back. Q |...
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What I Know
Photography by Charles W. Thomas Jr. Gave away my soul. Giving back to get it back. Given what I know. — Ava Wood, featured in Giving Back: A Tribute to Generations of African American Philanthropists
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Passage
Never feels quite right Too long bundled and uptight, like a Nubian entombed or plainest Mennonite. Tension risen, watch the bite Mind churning, so burst it might. Eternal tunnel absent a whisper of...
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A Most Cherished Gift
of all things to give among the most cherished gifts is simply a chance — ava wood
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Bursting
Witness God’s green work Entrust your seed to the earth Bloom, bloom, blossom burst — ava wood
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These Times
My mind, spinning, the heart, quickening, both fixed on the kin, the Christian brethren, the American countrymen and women of the Charleston killing’s victims. Amen. — ava wood
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Awash With Wisdom
O, I say take care. When longed for boats land harbor, hardships, too, sail in. — ava wood
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Deeply Green Day
deeply green day, kept before summer yields her reign, pressed, bottled, to sip. — ava wood
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The Fall
tumbling into fall since summery slip, head then heels rose to see love go — ava wood VF photos in the gardens of Duke Mansion, during its centennial.
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Between Them
I am through with him. At least that’s what I told him. Truth…lies…between them. — ava wood Poem, Day 24 Haiku again, in the nick of time, just before midnight....
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Day 26 and other days
Among the revelations of the weekend release of “Lemonade: A Visual Album by Beyoncé” is the poetry of Warsan Shire. Today’s post for National Poetry Month features Warsan’s poems. In fact, the seven...
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The Diamond Days
Poem, Day 27 Blinding diamond days do come once the world’s weight wanes— cleansed, altered, wondrous — ava wood
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A Month Full of Poetry
Poem, Day 28 Well, today’s post isn’t exactly a poem but rather a collage of lines from classic and contemporary poems. Each year, the Academy of American Poets commissions a poster in celebration of...
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Truth of The Matter
Poem, Day 30 Today’s the last day of National Poetry Month, and I have a poem to share. But that’s not all! Like schools handle “snow days,” I’ll continue posting poetry during the first week of May to...
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Hard Learned
Poem, NPM Make-Day 1 Hard learned yet simple: Live and give unsparingly, head, heart, hands and soul. — ava wood
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Jolted
Poem, NPM Make-Up Day 2 It has come to my attention with speed of lightning from above thus compelled I am to mention I must find another love. — ava wood
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Sunny
When sun shines on me rays from its stare melt my cares and peace is present. Wishing you peace on Independence Day!
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hand. me. that.
A word cloud composed from the poem Truth Be Told, holding imagery and verse that remind me and ground me in unsettling times — VF
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Broke
news breaks hearts break bubbles break necks break levees break spirits break voices break promises break chains break windows break poses break facades break silence breaks fevers break habits break...
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