Black Magic 8 Ball

Poem about my ancestors and the beauty of their struggle, true "sheroes" who fought hard to overcome barriers.

Queens of our hearts

I'm so Philly

While writing this I just wrote the first thing that came to my mind, literally. Off the cuff poetry is the best.

Anything You Can Do

Sometimes I write things as it comes to mind even if it has nothing to do with me personally. Here's one of them.

Shadow

When nostalgia kicks in about summertime during my childhood, I write like this: free.

Hood Heroes

A music mash-up with background instrumental music from The Roots Featuring Erykah Badu and their song "You Got Me." Just me having some fun with words and addressing issues going on in our culture today.

Politickin'

When it's late at night my mind starts to wander, but what comes out is sometimes worth sharing.

Image Downloading

What are paintings showing people of the past and present really saying? I started to wonder what the story deep within could be all about. What's shown doesn't particularly have a voice. Here's my first attempt at giving a painting titled "Elegant Figures in a Salon" by Alfred Stevens a voice, or two, or three or four. 

Storytime: 'Elegant Figures in a Salon'

This poem titled "Taken" stems from my second book in the works 'Blacklisted: 12 Men Facing Stigma and Success. This audio poem is partial dialogue from one of the males and my own style.

Poem: Taken

This poem “Tree” comes from my book of poetry “Blacklisted: 12 Men Facing Stigma & Success.” The voice (from the book) is “Brotha #9,” a man who embraces is island roots.

Elishia Peterson

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