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The Poetree

You are encouraged to express your opinions, post poems, or any information related to poetry.  The Poetree, forum was named by the forum's first moderator,  Poetess Sister Shiree Sarana .

  1. Ben Okri - Tells us What We Should Read (through poerty)

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.2k views
    Chrishayden

  2. MY SOUL

    Mario D King,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    Mario D King

  3. SOUND OF THUNDER/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    harry brown

  4. Should it matter

    Ldvirtue,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Troy

  5. Mud Cloth Roots

    Guest V.S. Chochezi,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  6. SNAPSHOTS FOR TODAY

    Gibran,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Gibran

  7. Let. The. Black. Man. Do. It.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    harry brown

  8. Ancient. Baobab Tree.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 517 views
    harry brown

  9. BLACK MAN,CHURCH SUNDAY/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    harry brown

  10. Check Out Dis Gumbo by Chris Hayden

    Chrishayden,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Chrishayden

  11. Love. Like. The. Spring. Flowers,That,Grow..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    harry brown

  12. Laini Mataka - One Powerful Poet!

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Troy

  13. THE RELUNCTANT BROTHER

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 2k views
    Troy

  14. Harlem Nights and Footstep Blues

    juliusj14,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.8k views
    juliusj14

  15. Kanye compares himself to poet, Maya Angelou

    Troy,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.8k views
    CDBurns

  16. NOCTURNE LOVE.

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views
    boitumelo

  17. Black. In. Every. Mirror. !

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 835 views
    harry brown

  18. PERPETUAL SINNER/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.8k views
    harry brown

  19. Poet, Author, Heru Ptah — Still Grinding

    Troy,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.7k views
    Troy

  20. Meet Me At Half of Pi

    Melica Niccole,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Melica Niccole

  21. LIKE NAKED WINTER TREES.

    boitumelo,
    • 0 replies
    • 2.3k views
    boitumelo

  22. Few. Courageous. Black. Men!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    harry brown

  23. GHETTO BLOSSOMING

    boitumelo,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.4k views
    AnnNinj4

  24. As Silent Rain Fell.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    harry brown

  25. Black.Christians, Christianity= White. Supremacy!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    harry brown

  26. Slave. Haunt. .

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 761 views
    harry brown

  27. Black. PREACHERS. Of. BABYLON.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    harry brown

  28. BLACK FATHER SEEDS

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
    jada4583

  29. Revolution is the Solution

    Maurice,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.1k views
    Maurice

  30. HANGING TREE !

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    MissKorang

  31. Tomb For Unknown Slaves!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    harry brown

  32. Dr. Joseph S. Spence Sr. Receives Literature Nobel Prize!

    Guest Dr. Joseph S. Spence Sr.,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.6k views
    Guest
    Guest

  33. IF CHRIST RETURNED/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.4k views
    harry brown

  34. Dear Secret Lover

    Dee Miller,
    • 0 replies
    • 709 views
    Dee Miller

  35. POEMS Inspired by Valentine's Day by Kola Boof

    Kola Boof,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Kola Boof

  36. 2017 National Poetry Month Contest

    Troy,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Troy

  37. Dear Secret Lover

    Dee Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  38. Prophetic Fire!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    harry brown

  39. And Now--A Little Love Injection from GOD

    Chrishayden,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.9k views
    Chrishayden

  40. SOUL TIDES//

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    Shirley Gale

  41. THE PORTRAIT OF MALCOLM X

    boitumelo,
    • 2 replies
    • 3k views
    AnnNinj4

  42. What Is A Dream Deferred ? Langston Hughes.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.5k views
    harry brown

  43. WE. ARE GEORGE. FLOYD. !

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    harry brown

  44. Ghetto Christmas Carol.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    harry brown

  45. Baby. Mama. Drama !!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 966 views
    Troy

  46. Those. Ancient. Slave. Cabins. .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 813 views
    Troy

  47. Black. Community Language. .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.4k views
    Dee Miller

  48. my words

    Guest Nubianpoet,
    • 2 replies
    • 2.3k views
    Troy

  49. SLAVES GRAVE YARDS/

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.2k views
    harry brown

  50. If. There. Is. A Heaven ?

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 1.3k views
    harry brown

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