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The Legend of Lincoln Park Zoo
...It was gloomy today i never knew why but it always seems that way in a big city the south side all lined with beautiful homes all the same sizes and shapes somehow the sun just doesn't seem t......
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Categories:
uptown,
allah,
Form:
Naat
My Song
...My sing goes like this time after time I read bedtime stories back then there were no worries simple kids go to the store big momma did her floors pops cut all the boys hair at the barbershop ......
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Categories:
uptown,
allah,
Form:
Naat
Jazz Vinyl's Pyre
...(Snaps fingers) Let's talk sonic alchemy, a cauldron bubblin' deep/ Rare groove rising, a phoenix from jazz vinyl's pyre/ Acid Jazz is born, setting the soul on fire/ in London's smoky clubs, ba......
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Tony Adamo
Categories:
uptown,
spoken word,
Form:
Spoken Word
Back In The Day
...Written By: D. Collins 2/15/25 We all did grime to survive back in the day. Some go caught up, while some of us got away. I p......
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Darrell Collins
Categories:
uptown,
life,
Form:
Crown of Sonnets
A Bright Star in the Black Night
...And Skadi had her way much snow today Imparted volunteer job hopes soar high. Each Thor’s day , a shining star in a black sky Orange in my throat and gob smacked, what to say? And never let the......
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Larry mintz
Categories:
uptown,
fate,
Form:
Sonnet
Spoken Warriors
...Spoken warriors, with rhythm words as their sound swords/ A poetry slam where words and body language put the audience in a sweaty heap/ the spectrum of a creative sound off between spoken word poe......
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Tony Adamo
Categories:
uptown,
spoken word,
Form:
Spoken Word
Death of Celebrity
...A once opaque veil has become gossamer. In the dawn of Aquarius, the light of the 'ego' is becoming dimmer. A changing of the guard is being felt throughout the land. Sweet souls are awakening, ......
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Stewart Watkins
Categories:
uptown,
allusion, america, celebrity, character,
Form:
Free verse
Blues Poem 18
...Good ain’t good enough When bad — is better (The Uptown Theater 1967: Philadelphia Pennsylvania) ......
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Kurt Philip Behm
Categories:
uptown,
conflict,
Form:
Free verse
Krampus instead of Santa
...Katie was upset because she lived far away Her job was lousy, she had no money for a rainy day She asked her brother Rich for money but he said “sorry, no”. Her mother had to die without her, for ......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
uptown,
christmas,
Form:
Rhyme
Is Your Name Katie
...Katie was upset because she lived far away Her job was lousy, she had no money for a rainy day She asked her brother Rich for money but he said “sorry, no”. Her mother had to die without her, for ......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
uptown,
family,
Form:
Rhyme
Information Overload
...Fraught is not dauntless as The Honor is frighting AS my kids sleep one day they'll wake up Ziplines tragedies uptown is where the rich sleep Lucky is being true to your Maker AS no Master has ye......
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Timothy Jacks
Categories:
uptown,
addiction, allah,
Form:
Free verse
Open Letter
...The promised rain ate itself in the clouds Without spilling a drop down Changing swings for the roundabouts On the sunny street of uptown I saw an open letter, a piece Of white paper, spinning d......
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Gregory Colodub
Categories:
uptown,
allusion, mystery,
Form:
Rhyme
Just Below The Harlem River
... Life is quite good -indoors in Inwood. It’s uptown Manhattan at the northern tip -the northern tip is the tippity-top, where the kitty cat Calvin loathes to stop -cat napping. Curled in ......
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Brian J Potter
Categories:
uptown,
10th grade, adventure, animal,
Form:
Free verse
PIANO KEYS MAETRO
...Up the ladder to a place Show me the way Lead me to piano swing Rhythm light into music rise Inspire me Set the night tone of music Piano keys with the touch here and there Suddenly a ballet c......
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Anthony Blake
Categories:
uptown,
adventure, beauty, city, courage,
Form:
Free verse
Motown Usa
...Many things one could say Music from back in the day Vintage showing the way Soft and Mellow Look at that Lady and Fella Love songs putting romance in a hypnotizing trance Dancing close Settin......
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Anthony Blake
Categories:
uptown,
america, care, celebration, creation,
Form:
Rhyme
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