“Somebody Gave Me This Madness” Ain’t it painful to feel an itch coming, knowing full well you ain’t gon be able to scratch it. –ej raines When we fuck, I think to myself trembling: men disappear and this is how it happens— with gentle weeping and the gnashing of teeth. I stake my claim gloriously with...
M. Ayodele Heath Poetry Contest Winner Latorial Faison for “This.” Latorial is an African-American poet, author, educator, military spouse & mother of three sons. This UVA & VA TECH graduate is the author of Flesh, I AM WOMAN, Love Poems, and the trilogy collection, 28 Days of Poetry Celebrating Black History. Faison’s writing has appeared in...
