May 2011
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Reversed Aging
Growing up, I was always told that I looked older than I really was. When I was in middle school, people mistook me as a high school student. When I was a freshman in high school, people thought I was a junior or senior. When I was a freshman in college, people thought I was a 3rd year. When I was a 4th year, people thought I was a 4th year. It appeared that people’s impressions of how old I...
May 1st
April 2011
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Day 27
forwordcollective: Write in the perspective of a tree as it’s either growing or being cut down. This is my home, My birthplace. Please lower your chainsaw, I have done nothing wrong. I have only grown where you sowed me, done what you told me, Why aren’t you proud of how big I’ve become? Is there a reason to cut me down? Didn’t you want me to grow? I’m not a palm tree in Los Angeles, but I...
Apr 29th
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Listendianalynnx: elphaba-: Miley Cyrus: Rumor has...
Apr 29th
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Joyride
On late nights like this doing nothing I miss joyriding through the City by the Bay.
Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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National Poetry Month: Eddy M. Gana Jr. - Day 23
forwordcollective: Sorry for the late post. I am so tired right now. lol. Writing a spoken word piece like this one was definitely a challenge. For this free write, I had to use my imagination entirely whereas I usually start writing about a real life experience and build from there. So this was fun and a real challenge to try something new. And I was going to record this poem, but it is so...
Apr 25th
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NiProWriMo 22/30 or Finding the Wolf
nicolehomer: This is based on a conversation/discussion/workshop loosely run by my lovely LoserSlam partner-in-crime, Connor Dooley. (The alternate prompt is, uh… prompted by the amazing Ryk McIntyre.) In reply to the 30/30 naysayers (let’s call them haters) who say that 30/30 isn’t a productive exercise because it is an exercise that value quantity over quality, I say, yes, 30/30...
Apr 25th
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Apr 24th
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Spoken Word + Rap
After seeing all these rappers and emcees at open mics… I am going to get back to rapping. I’m not leaving spoken word entirely. I am not that black and white Eddy of the past who thought I could only do one or the other. It wasn’t until after the APIA Summit: Bay ‘09 did I realize that I could do both. Why didn’t I think I could do both to begin with? I have no...
Apr 23rd
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Apr 18th
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Apr 17th
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The Weekend feels like a Weekend
This weekend actually feels like a weekend. Yesterday, which was Saturday, was relaxing. I woke up and went to do mentoring. That was chill. I hanged out with my mentee at Wal-Mart playing video games. When I got home, I just relaxed. I took a long shower. My girlfriend cut my hair. As a side note, we cut each other’s hair now. Saves a lot of money. In any case, I laid down on the futon and...
Apr 17th
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Apr 14th
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Apr 13th
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Apr 11th
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Apr 11th
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ListenWho Do U Believe In (Soleternity remix) by 2pac ...
Apr 11th
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Apr 9th
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Apr 8th
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Listen To My "It's About Time" Mixtape Here! →
emkarazyal: Check out my homie/bromad! Don’t sleep on him! I know you’ll like him. Ch-ch-check it out!
Apr 6th
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Apr 4th
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Happy National Poetry Month!!! →
forwordcollection: Not only is it April Fool’s Day, it is also the first day of NATIONAL POETRY MONTH so we will be celebrating each and every day of April with anything and everything that is poetry! To celebrate National Poetry Month in our own special way, forWord will be writing 30 poems for 30 days! According to the official website of the Academy of American Poets: What is National...
Apr 1st
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