saeedjones
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Thanks for all the feedback on the title. It sounds like ya'll really want to walk into the "THICKET" with me.
about 6 hours ago
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New blog post: Interview with @ about gay men of color & their relationship to reading & writing.
about 7 hours ago
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@ I think you're right. Now that I've said both titles out loud to my cocker spaniel a few times. I feel like "Thicket" is better.
about 9 hours ago
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in reply to shy2del
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@ Susan is one of the most accessible writers I know. Of all places, I met her in Jericho Brown's hotel room at AWP. Don't ask.
about 9 hours ago
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in reply to DeeshaPhilyaw
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Debating on a title for a poem. Which do you prefer "Thicket" or "In the Thicket"? I keep going back & forth.
about 9 hours ago
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Of course, this is just my opinion, my ars poetica so if you aren't feeling me. "It will cost you nothing; pay me no mind." Jay-Z
about 10 hours ago
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Your poem might have a cool concept or idea, but poetry is about words - like movies are about images - so words take priority over ideas.
about 10 hours ago
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I consider poets like Patricia Smith & Susan Somers-Willet my mentors. In their poems, every word is the perfect word. Every line sings.
about 10 hours ago
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In a poem, the difference between words like "webbed" and "laced" is everything. That's what I'm working on today.
about 10 hours ago
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Okay, I'm (slowly) going through the first section of my manuscript.. Wading through every word in each poem.
about 10 hours ago
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RT @: @ The way Bob Kaufman is left out of so much Beat history always makes me wince.
about 11 hours ago
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@ Thanks for sharing, love. I will check this out after my morning meditation.
about 11 hours ago
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in reply to dnnewark
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What else have we edited out of the history books? "Stories are told to replace other stories." - Beckian Fritz Goldberg
about 11 hours ago
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@ True. We already know that MLK & other civil rights leaders worked hard to keep their gay marchers on the DL.
about 11 hours ago
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in reply to LifeofSubstance
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RT @: @ i just read that recently...it makes me wonder what else we just edit out of our history...
about 11 hours ago
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Shout out to @ for knowing how to efficiently say what's exactly on my mind.
about 11 hours ago
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Quick poll: How many of you knew that Malcolm X had a bisexual past & how has that impacted your perception of him?
about 11 hours ago
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@ I haven't had my coffee yet.. I'm not ready to be laughing this hard. I'm running from the computer now to go make a cup.
about 11 hours ago
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in reply to basseyworld
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RT @: Fever Pitch: Norwood Young
about 11 hours ago
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@ I was wondering who that kind was. Thanks for letting us know.
about 11 hours ago
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- Name Saeed Jones
- Location Newark, NJ
- Web http://saeedjones...
- Bio I'm a MFA student at Rutgers-Newark. I write poems. I teach composition. I have a blog.
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