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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. Chains. Of. Time

    harry brown,
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    harry brown

  2. Resolutions

    Guest Nubianpoet,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  3. Submission

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 1k views
    Ldvirtue

  4. They are worth the fight

    Guest 1ldvirtue,
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    • 1k views
    Guest
    Guest

  5. Jayne Cortez

    Delano,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  6. Baby. Mama. Drama !!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views
    Troy

  7. Two recent poems

    richardmurray,
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    • 1k views
    richardmurray

  8. The. Slave. Auction !!

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

  9. MIDNIGHTROSE: A Reading Series of Poetry and Prose

    Afrika Abney - Consult,
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    • 1k views
    Afrika Abney - Consult

  10. Haunted. Hanging. Tree.

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

  11. Way to soon

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 997 views
    Ldvirtue

  12. O Black Woman

    Gibran,
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    • 994 views
    Gibran

  13. Introduction

    Nathaniel Terrell,
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    • 986 views
    Nathaniel Terrell

  14. The. Last. Safari!!

    harry brown,
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    • 983 views
    harry brown

  15. Black brick back

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 977 views
    Ldvirtue

  16. I didn’t ask for this,

    Guest Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 976 views
    Guest
    Guest

  17. Black. Metamorphosis!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 970 views
    harry brown

  18. Just because

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 970 views
    Ldvirtue

  19. Young. And. Dumb !!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 966 views
    harry brown

  20. It's you

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 965 views
    Ldvirtue

  21. Homeless. At. Christmas!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 965 views
    harry brown

  22. Black. Unity. !!!!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 964 views
    harry brown

  23. Black. Within,Red,White,Blue!!!!.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 949 views
    harry brown

  24. Smoke and drink

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 948 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  25. The Father, Living water

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 946 views
    Ldvirtue

  26. Infidelity's is my sister.

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 946 views
    Ldvirtue

  27. I wrote you 37 Letters

    Dee Miller,
    • 2 replies
    • 943 views
    Dee Miller

  28. Soulful. Mistletoe!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 943 views
    harry brown

  29. Brother,Where Are. You. Going??

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 941 views
    harry brown

  30. Time

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 936 views
    Ldvirtue

  31. Valentine. Night.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 930 views
    harry brown

  32. Flighty

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 929 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  33. Messyy...

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 923 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  34. US

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 923 views
    Ldvirtue

  35. Echoes. Of. A. Summer. Dream!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 915 views
    harry brown

  36. UMOJA UNITY.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 910 views
    harry brown

  37. Time. To. Rise !!!

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 909 views
    Dee Miller

  38. And I...

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 909 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  39. Questions to the grown folks

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 907 views
    Ldvirtue

  40. Running. From. White Jesus. !!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 891 views
    harry brown

  41. Love. Like,Spring!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 888 views
    harry brown

  42. You are that one!

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 886 views
    Ldvirtue

  43. Mask or not

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 873 views
    Ldvirtue

  44. One. Room. Occupants.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 864 views
    harry brown

  45. Black. In. Every. Mirror. !

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 860 views
    harry brown

  46. Shame on Them

    Alberto O. Cappas,
    • 0 replies
    • 853 views
    Alberto O. Cappas

  47. Those. Ancient. Slave. Cabins. .

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 851 views
    Troy

  48. Forgive me.

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 851 views
    Ldvirtue

  49. Jazz. Christmas

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 846 views
    harry brown

  50. Scared to Think

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 842 views
    SpeakHerTruth

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