by Leron France Second place winner in the 2021 Ellsworth “Shake” Keane / UWI Open Campus Poetry Competition DAYSTAR God’s creativity never ceases to amaze, For today I saw a star walking: Whose radiance set my heart ablaze, Leaving me in a state of rejoicing. Celestial elegance: Commanding distant admiration. Heavenly fragrance: Inducing intense meditation. Intriguing beauty, Captivating the soul. Divine entreaty, Worth more than all the world’s …
by Afreeca Daniel First place winner in the 2021 Ellsworth “Shake” Keane / UWI Open Campus Poetry Competition Mango Seasons Were Like Black Women With Polished Curls It was those days of May again The days May swept together to form one last heap. Where the short rain met tenacious heat. Mango trees were promising the valleys That they ll soon be in the height of their prime. ’Harsie’ and …
by-: Janielle Browne Third place winner in the 2021 Ellsworth “Shake” Keane / UWI Open Campus Poetry Competition Cinder I wish I could say something cliche Like I am the Phoenix rising from the ashes But it’s never been that simple. I am the volcanic ash I am everywhere. I am the fist in your chest, The crack in your voice The speck in your eye The burn …
by-: Janielle Browne Third place winner in the 2021 Ellsworth “Shake” Keane / UWI Open Campus Poetry Competition Cinder I wish I could say something cliche Like I am the Phoenix rising from the ashes But it’s never been that simple. I am the volcanic ash I am everywhere. I am the fist in your chest, The crack in your voice The speck in your eye The burn …
by Afreeca Daniel First place winner in the 2021 Ellsworth “Shake” Keane / UWI Open Campus Poetry Competition Mango Seasons Were Like Black Women With Polished Curls It was those days of May again The days May swept together to form one last heap. Where the short rain met tenacious heat. Mango trees were promising the valleys That they ll soon be in the height of their prime. ’Harsie’ and …