Today marks the last day of poetry month. I wanted to highlight one of my favorite modern day poets - Marc Lacy.

Poet Marc Lacy was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He is the 2nd child and eldest son born to Walter and Julianne Lacy. After Graduating Alabama A&M University, Lacy worked as an engineer for several corporations and is currently a government contractor. He spent numerous years heavily involved in organizational work and anchoring various community service projects within the North Alabama area. Lacy has been writing poetry for about 17 years; of which he has performed on tour for the past 5.

By 2001 Lacy had co-founded The Legendary ArtNSoul Society of Expression. Via the local open mic circuit, Lacy transformed from a serious written poet, into a phenomenal spoken word artist. By 2004, Lacy published his first book The Looking Heart, and co-produced his first spoken word cd REFlux (Charles Owens, Touchzone Production & Publishing). Both aforementioned works were the recipient of several independent publishing/performance awards. By 2007, Lacy released his second book of poetry Rock & Fire; which propelled him to the nomination of “Poet of the Year” – Open Book Awards along with Nikki Giovanni. He has traveled the nation engaging in various spoken word/literary endeavors. Lacy has shared the stage/platform with many notable spoken word artists and renown authors. Spring 2008 will manifest his follow up spoken word cd “Trying to be a Spoken Word Artist.”

Peaches & Lyrical Cream

Thoughts of sweet
amenities often
accent prospects
of hooking up…
Everything from
lotions to potions
and creams
following game schemes
kicked
heard
thus the target party is now convinced…
PM wine consumption
body rubs
Kenny G. head bobs
followed by
more body rubs…
Leads to inevitable
actions that are
unspoken of…
But telepathic minds
are hopin’ of…

A good soothing for dinner
and a momentous bang for dessert
configure the proverbial
mack down
rub down
lay down
and let down
flowchart…

Everyone picks
up the pieces
’til the feelings are gone
then the cycle begins again…
But sometimes one
can still win
when the right things are said
yielding proper thoughts…bred…
full is achieved
because the mind
has been fed…
The physical fiendin’
may be achieved later on…
But the mental food administered
properly will always provide
enough to cerebrally, chew on…for a while…

So before you choose to fall
for the loose lines stated within your fantasies
and dreams…
Try consuming peaches and lyrical cream…
Let the words fill the hungry spirit
and allow your “mind” to fiend…
fiend for more knowledge of self…

When you sleep with good knowledge…
…that’s the healthiest “set” of one night stands
one can have…

(c)2008 Marc Lacy
http://www.marclacy.com   

Marc Lacy’s books, Rock and Fire: Love Poetry from the Core, The Looking Heart: Poetic Expression from Within, and REFlux: Poetic Spirit and Spoken Soul, are available online via his website: http://www.marclacy.com/product.php

APOOO HONORS

SHELIA GOSS

February 16th, 2008

Shelia Goss is the author of the Essence Magazine and Black Expressions Bestseller My Invisible Husband and Roses are thorns, Violets are true. Her third novel, Paige’s Web, was released in October 2007 under the Kensington Books imprint Urban Soul. Her fourth novel, Double Platinum, will be out in March 2008. Besides writing fiction, Shelia is a freelance writer. She writes articles on relationships and interviews celebrities for various print and online media outlets. For entertainment news, reviews & interviews: www.espot.wordpress.com. 

Shelia currently resides in Louisiana and you can visit her online at: www.sheliagoss.com

FLASHBACK AND MOVE FORWARD

BY

SHELIA GOSS

Our history is not documented in the history books. Sure the books we read in school talk about Harriett Tubman, Booker T. Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and might even mention George Washington Carver. What about the other people of color who have made huge impacts on the freedom we now enjoy? Who are they?

I think if we all looked back on our family trees, we could find someone who put their life on the line; who sacrificed for their families and future generations. I recall a conversation I had with my grandfather less than two years ago about how my great great grandmother was sold on the auction blocks of Virginia and had to walk from Virginia to Louisiana. I do not have to pull up mapquest and get the mileage for us to know that even in a car, that is a lot of miles. I cannot even imagine having to walk it.

Imagine being a 30 or 40 year-old man and having some other man call you boy but you cannot say anything for fear of getting beat or worse lynched. Imagine being a 15 or 16 year-old girl and having to unwillingly give of yourself to some dirty old man or else fear harm would come to your mother or father if you did not oblige.

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Who am I?

By Shelia M. Goss

I am a woman of class,
With a show of elegance a sense of pride
One that cannot and will not be compromised.
I am a woman with many degrees
Not speaking of formal education, but life experiences
That help develop me into what you now see.
I am part of the evolution, some might say revolution
With my innovation, yet sometimes filled with frustration
But still stand tall as one of God’s finest creations.
See I am a woman of hope
Full of life’s possibilities, trying to live up to my abilities
Not accepting what life is trying to offer me.
I am a woman in spite of the complications
Still moving with strong determination
To reach the highest regardless of the situation.
I am a woman filled with sensitivity
Not letting just anyone get close to me
Because  positivity is what surrounds me.
That’s Who I am.