Dante Di Stefano: “This poem is about the horrible plane crash this week. I send my thoughts and deepest sympathies to the families of all the victims.” (web)
Rattle: Poetry wp.me/pfVJnt-cLD via @rattlepoetry
Black History Month Playlist
Listen to poems by Jae Nichelle, Saida Agostini, Ellen June Wright, Corey Baron, Mckendy Fils-Aimé, Erica Dawson, and Elontra Hall. These poems appeared in Shō No. 5 and Shō No. 6.
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My feed used to be almost exclusively poets. Now the percentage is probably 20%. I'm missing readings, book publication announcements, general poetic tomfoolery. Can anything be done to juggle the algorithm? If not, there's no real reason to hang around...
3500 Year Old Mummy Still Has Natural Hair, Real Egyptians were Black Africans
Turns out that there is some serious truth to the fact the Egyptians were Black Africans, which will make you wondered why Hollywood refused to accurately display movies that have Egyptians with Dark skin tone.
Mummy of Maherperi, a Noble man from Kemet, son of King Thoutmosis IV. 1550–1069 BC, 18th Dynasty.