Brotha Soul
By Po-It
Brother Soul
Hey you
Yeah you
Can I wish upon your star?
To get me to where you are.
Why does time
seem to surpass around u?
I find myself star gazed by your presence
I haven’t noticed any other existence
Am I breathing?
Is this where heaven lies?
Cause I must admit
you are that;
Heaven that is
A fallen angel
If found please return to:
GOD
But forgive me I retain him for myself
Must I return to Sender?
Surrender?
While
I was patiently waiting
his presence fell upon me.
When he smiles at me subconsciously
I melt.
Soul survivor I
Don’t know.
Could he be?
My opposite me?
Is he my soul mate?
Brother Soul
Love you.
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Po-It: This Texas native blends the complexities of Coco
Brown and the Phat Cats, the boldness of Me’shell Ndegeocello
with an unveiled taste of sensuality and sexuality.
Her poetry speaks secrets of desire, love, hurt and drama.
Simple, subtle, complex and metaphoric. More than a poet; this
writer/vocalist is a deep erotic movement of neo-soul music. Her
crooning vocals command attention. She is prolific!
Her music is a blend of 70’s Soul, Neo Soul, House, Hip Hop
and Rock n Roll guided by spoken words and sultry vocals. It is
honest and based on her life experiences and those of
others.
"I love life, intimacy, being loving. I believe today's
relationships are not based on true feelings. More to life
[exists] than a normal everyday routine. Sometimes you need to
drive the sharp curves instead of driving straight ahead; you'll
miss the view along the way. I just want the world to view my
life of love, pain and happiness in Po-it's eyes."
Hopefully the rest of the world will enjoy Po-It, just as
friends, local nightspots, café houses and other artists have.
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Blacks in Hispanic Literature: Critical Essays
Edited by
Miriam DeCosta-Willis
Blacks in Hispanic Literature is a
collection of fourteen essays by scholars and
creative writers from Africa and the Americas.
Called one of two significant critical works on
Afro-Hispanic literature to appear in the late
1970s, it includes the pioneering studies of
Carter G. Woodson and
Valaurez B. Spratlin, published in the 1930s, as
well as the essays of scholars whose interpretations
were shaped by the Black aesthetic. The early
essays, primarily of the Black-as-subject in Spanish
medieval and Golden Age literature, provide an
historical context for understanding 20th-century
creative works by African-descended, Hispanophone
writers, such as Cuban
Nicolás Guillén and Ecuadorean poet, novelist,
and scholar
Adalberto Ortiz, whose essay analyzes the
significance of Negritude in Latin America. This
collaborative text set the tone for later
conferences in which writers and scholars worked
together to promote, disseminate, and critique the
literature of Spanish-speaking people of African
descent. . . .
Cited by a
literary critic in 2004 as "the seminal study in the
field of Afro-Hispanic Literature . . . on which
most scholars in the field 'cut their teeth'."
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Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in
America
By Melissa V.
Harris-Perry
According to the
author, this society has historically exerted
considerable pressure on black females to fit into one
of a handful of stereotypes, primarily, the Mammy, the
Matriarch or the Jezebel. The selfless
Mammy’s behavior is marked by a slavish devotion to
white folks’ domestic concerns, often at the expense of
those of her own family’s needs. By contrast, the
relatively-hedonistic Jezebel is a sexually-insatiable
temptress. And the Matriarch is generally thought of as
an emasculating figure who denigrates black men, ala the
characters Sapphire and Aunt Esther on the television
shows Amos and Andy and Sanford and Son, respectively.
Professor Perry
points out how the propagation of these harmful myths
have served the mainstream culture well. For instance,
the Mammy suggests that it is almost second nature for
black females to feel a maternal instinct towards
Caucasian babies.
As for the source
of the Jezebel, black women had no control over their
own bodies during slavery given that they were being
auctioned off and bred to maximize profits. Nonetheless,
it was in the interest of plantation owners to propagate
the lie that sisters were sluts inclined to mate
indiscriminately.
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