Category Archives: Reading

Write Bloody Publishing Finalist

Posted on May 23, 2013 by dansully

Each year, Write Bloody Publishing holds an open competition. Hundreds of people submit three poems in hopes of becoming one of about 25 finalists. Those 25 then submit their full manuscripts in hopes of being one of about 4 to … Continue reading →

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Haiku for you…

Posted on March 13, 2013 by dansully

Last week, as writers tend to do, I hit a bit of writer’s block.  To force myself to write something, I challenged myself to a deadline. I posted a Facebook status that stated I would write a haiku for each … Continue reading →

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Natalie Richardson Live at Urban Sandbox

Posted on October 30, 2012 by dansully

National Youth Poet Laureate, Oak Park River Forest High School Slam Team member, and Louder Than a Bomb participant Natalie Richardson performs her poem The Things My Mother Craved live at the Urban Sandbox on Friday October 12th, 2012. To find … Continue reading →

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The NBA is making fun of me.

Posted on October 25, 2012 by dansully

Yesterday, Tom Hanks was making fun of me.  Today, The New York Knicks take a stab.  At least Poetry Slam is in the public eye enough to get the NBA’s attention. Iman Shumpert, point guard for the Knicks was one … Continue reading →

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Great Poems for Black History Month

Posted on February 22, 2011 by dansully

Travis Nichols has humbly put together a really wonderful comprehensive list of must-read Black History Month Poems for the Huffington Post. Please check it out here: Great Poems for Black History Month. Some of my personal favorites from the list … Continue reading →

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