as long as i can remember i’ve always stitched cloth into the dreams people manage after the earthquake hopelessness captured me like a body-bag husband missing but my machine survived people bring cloth my fingers stitch scraps into newness I’ve been sewing since I was nine years old, maybe even younger. I […]
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UPTOWN OPEN – SPOKEN WORD AND POETRY
“In partnership with Urban Word NYC, Harlem Stage presents Uptown Open for a sixth popular year. This youth driven and youth organized spoken word and poetry showcase enhances powers of verbal expression and literacy and gives young people an opportunity to participate in an active dialogue about their values, concerns, and experiences through the creative […]