Legends of Africa

One thing I've noticed during my years attending predominately white schools and having circles of friends that are more diverse, is that the major factor in racism and prejudice is ignorance. There is a lot about black culture that many non-blacks just don't know. Often this lack of awareness rears its head in the form of ignorant assumptions and awkward questions. The Legends of Africa series touches on topics that may be extremely familiar to blacks, but may not be familiar to non-blacks.

Religion & Theology

I've always been interested in Religion & Theology. As I child, I questioned everything. I wanted to know why this denomination was different from that denomination. I wanted to know how Christianity differed from Islam, and how they differed from Buddhism, etc. I found that as I studied with the faith of a believer and the open mind of scientist, the world of religion started to make more sense and I was able to form beliefs that I don't question. April 2015 is dedicated to my journey to those beliefs.

Circus of Words More on Poetry

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More on Poetry

When someone says poetry, many people think of rhyming quatrains or couplets--perhaps a few may think of iambic pentameter--but we rarely think of all the types of poetry in existence. Most of the poetry on this site is free verse, but every once in a while I like to branch out and try new things. Sites such as Poets Collective, Shadow Poetry, Young Writers, Poetry Foundation, and Poets.org provide detailed information (as well as examples in some cases) of different poetry types.

The following is not so much a resource for types of poetry (the above mentioned sites are already doing a stellar job at that), so much as a feel for poetic types. Most sites explain the structure, but I thought I'd add some commentary. Sometimes you just want to know "why this style" or "does any one else have this problem," so I thought I'd add my two cents.