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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. Scared to Think

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 759 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  2. Can we, We can

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 747 views
    Ldvirtue

  3. Holiday. Eating.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 738 views
    harry brown

  4. Black. Christians. At. Christmas. Time !!!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 734 views
    harry brown

  5. Sex and Lies

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 727 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  6. Black. History. Black. Men.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 725 views
    harry brown

  7. And. You. Want. To. Be. A. Junkie. Why ????

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 725 views
    harry brown

  8. Slave. Haunt. .

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 723 views
    harry brown

  9. Perspective

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 719 views
    Ldvirtue

  10. Oops

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 719 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  11. Banks. Of. A. Distant. River ..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 717 views
    harry brown

  12. Tyre. Nichols. Murder !!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 710 views
    harry brown

  13. Valentine. Day

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 710 views
    Dee Miller

  14. Young. ,Black. And. Educated. ..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 709 views
    harry brown

  15. Jesus. Parade

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 704 views
    harry brown

  16. 31

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 700 views
    Ldvirtue

  17. Simply pray

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 698 views
    Ldvirtue

  18. We can change.

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 696 views
    Ldvirtue

  19. Black. Pimp Preachers. Meeting !!!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 696 views
    harry brown

  20. The Appeal

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 694 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  21. Them

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 694 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  22. Chains. Forever

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 690 views
    harry brown

  23. Dear Secret Lover

    Dee Miller,
    • 0 replies
    • 681 views
    Dee Miller

  24. Through the Eyes of Real

    Guest Phyl,
    • 0 replies
    • 681 views
    Guest
    Guest

  25. Jungle. Of. Mystery

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 678 views
    harry brown

  26. Swallowed. Up. Sundays.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 674 views
    harry brown

  27. Master of Me

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 671 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  28. Black Jesus..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 656 views
    harry brown

  29. Cling to you

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 649 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  30. This. Time. Every. Year. !!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 646 views
    harry brown

  31. pale demon dwellers

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 642 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  32. Intimate Soul

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 621 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  33. Wake me up

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 607 views
    Ldvirtue

  34. Poem: "Black Boy, Black Girl" from Lalibela Collection

    Regina Shepherd,
    • 2 replies
    • 606 views
    Regina Shepherd

  35. New. Year. Black. Beginnings. !!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 592 views
    harry brown

  36. Salt Water for fish (Poetry and prose)

    Heather M.,
    • 2 replies
    • 580 views
    Heather M.

  37. New White Order

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 579 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  38. Number. 11. Baby. Mama

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 569 views
    harry brown

  39. More Than Myself

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 560 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  40. Soulful. Mistletoe.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 499 views
    harry brown

  41. Ancient. Baobab Tree.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 468 views
    harry brown

  42. Ghetto Autumn

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 460 views
    harry brown

  43. The Daily. Ghetto. ..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 409 views
    harry brown

  44. Poem: Where I'm From

    Regina Shepherd,
    • 0 replies
    • 365 views
    Regina Shepherd

  45. Were-Pygmy ,

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 363 views
    Troy

  46. Pygmies. Of the. Congo.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 304 views
    harry brown

  47. Rainy. Christmas. Eve

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 283 views
    harry brown

  48. Poetry Collection: Lalibela

    Regina Shepherd,
    • 0 replies
    • 238 views
    Regina Shepherd

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