It's Over in the Blink of an Eye, So Make Every Second Count As I'm writing this, it's Sunday, October 17th, 2021 and Black Poetry Day. Each year I make note of this day by reading a poem or two written by my favorite Black poets, sharing my favorite finds with my online community as well as friends and family, and then closing the book on what this day means to me. We live in a world where people must be put in boxes that recognize them for a variety of reasons: gender, ethnicity, age, … [Read more...]