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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. Just love them

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 792 views
    Ldvirtue

  2. We see you

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 782 views
    Ldvirtue

  3. Black. Christians. At. Christmas. Time !!!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 774 views
    harry brown

  4. Sex and Lies

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 771 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  5. Can we, We can

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 766 views
    Ldvirtue

  6. Holiday. Eating.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 766 views
    harry brown

  7. Perspective

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 758 views
    Ldvirtue

  8. Black. History. Black. Men.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 757 views
    harry brown

  9. Oops

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 757 views
    SpeakHerTruth

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

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 756 views
    harry brown

  11. Young. ,Black. And. Educated. ..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 751 views
    harry brown

  12. Slave. Haunt. .

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 749 views
    harry brown

  13. Valentine. Day

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 748 views
    Dee Miller

  14. Black. Pimp Preachers. Meeting !!!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 746 views
    harry brown

  15. Banks. Of. A. Distant. River ..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 735 views
    harry brown

  16. Tyre. Nichols. Murder !!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 733 views
    harry brown

  17. The Appeal

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 733 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  18. Jungle. Of. Mystery

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 731 views
    harry brown

  19. Them

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 730 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  20. Chains. Forever

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 718 views
    harry brown

  21. 31

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 716 views
    Ldvirtue

  22. Simply pray

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 716 views
    Ldvirtue

  23. We can change.

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 712 views
    Ldvirtue

  24. Master of Me

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 710 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  25. Swallowed. Up. Sundays.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 707 views
    harry brown

  26. Dear Secret Lover

    Dee Miller,
    • 0 replies
    • 703 views
    Dee Miller

  27. Through the Eyes of Real

    Guest Phyl,
    • 0 replies
    • 699 views
    Guest
    Guest

  28. This. Time. Every. Year. !!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 696 views
    harry brown

  29. Cling to you

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 688 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  30. Black Jesus..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 683 views
    harry brown

  31. pale demon dwellers

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 673 views
    SpeakHerTruth

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

    Regina Shepherd,
    • 2 replies
    • 656 views
    Regina Shepherd

  33. Intimate Soul

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 653 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  34. Salt Water for fish (Poetry and prose)

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

  35. Wake me up

    Ldvirtue,
    • 0 replies
    • 630 views
    Ldvirtue

  36. New White Order

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 616 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  37. New. Year. Black. Beginnings. !!!

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 613 views
    harry brown

  38. Number. 11. Baby. Mama

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 611 views
    harry brown

  39. More Than Myself

    SpeakHerTruth,
    • 0 replies
    • 595 views
    SpeakHerTruth

  40. Soulful. Mistletoe.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 543 views
    harry brown

  41. Ancient. Baobab Tree.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 503 views
    harry brown

  42. Ghetto Autumn

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 495 views
    harry brown

  43. The Daily. Ghetto. ..

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 445 views
    harry brown

  44. Were-Pygmy ,

    harry brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 409 views
    Troy

  45. Poem: Where I'm From

    Regina Shepherd,
    • 0 replies
    • 393 views
    Regina Shepherd

  46. Pygmies. Of the. Congo.

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 340 views
    harry brown

  47. Rainy. Christmas. Eve

    harry brown,
    • 0 replies
    • 327 views
    harry brown

  48. Poetry Collection: Lalibela

    Regina Shepherd,
    • 0 replies
    • 273 views
    Regina Shepherd

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