Matt Starking

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01/31/2023486 Elegy
01/31/2023519 Bio
01/30/2023538 Epic
01/30/2023508 Free verse
01/30/2023355 Epic
01/30/2023309 Classicism
01/30/2023451 Epic
01/29/2023350 Elegy
01/29/2023311 Classicism
01/29/2023352 Epic
01/29/2023208 Free verse
01/29/2023365 Ballad
01/28/2023460 Classicism
01/28/2023272 Classicism
01/28/2023439 Epic
01/28/2023388 Bio
01/26/2023985 Classicism
01/26/2023180 Classicism
01/26/2023135 Epic
01/24/2023315 Classicism
01/02/2023378 Classicism
11/26/2022473 Haiku
11/26/2022321 Haiku
11/25/2022341 Free verse
11/20/2022472 Free verse
11/14/2022294 Free verse
08/26/2022456 Haiku
08/06/2022607 Free verse
07/28/2022425 Free verse
07/24/2022486 Haiku
06/06/2022478 Classicism
06/06/20221010 Classicism
05/31/2022331 Haiku
05/29/2022547 Haiku
05/05/2022459 Haiku
04/21/2022499 Haiku
11/14/2021336 Haiku
03/28/2020296 Ballade
01/20/2020528 Classicism
01/20/20201718 Haiku
05/29/2017914 Elegy
10/05/20161422 Classicism
10/05/20161927 Epic
10/01/2016964 Epic
05/18/20151225 Haiku
05/18/2015897 Haiku
05/18/2015912 Haiku
05/18/20151307 Haiku
05/15/20153743 Haiku
05/10/20151870 Classicism
08/08/20141540 Classicism
08/08/2014493 Classicism
08/08/20141591 Haiku
08/08/2014671 Haiku
08/08/2014847 Classicism
07/18/20141178 Haiku
07/18/20141011 Epigram
07/18/2014669 Classicism
07/18/20141282 Elegy
07/07/20141735 Haiku
07/07/20142523 Haiku
05/12/2014892 Classicism
05/12/20141475 Alliteration
05/12/2014590 Ballade
05/12/20141478 Classicism
04/14/20141573 Alliteration
04/14/2014813 Haiku
04/14/2014920 Classicism
04/14/20141102 Ballad
04/14/2014447 Classicism
04/14/2014581 Classicism
04/14/2014866 Haiku
02/14/2014726 Ballade
02/14/2014953 Prose
02/12/2014588 Classicism
02/12/2014439 Classicism
02/12/2014869 Prose Poetry
02/12/2014771 Ballad
01/07/2014873 Ballad
01/07/2014819 Classicism
01/07/2014653 Bio
12/18/2013888 Prose Poetry
11/20/2013849 Classicism
11/20/20131581 Elegy
09/11/2013844 Classicism
09/11/2013633 Sonnet
09/11/2013644 Classicism
08/07/2013483 Bio
07/22/20132123 Alliteration
07/05/2013744 Bio
06/25/20131509 Sonnet
06/08/2013578 Classicism
05/20/20131771 Alliteration
05/20/2013696 Verse
05/20/20131124 Ballad
05/20/2013628 Monorhyme
05/20/20131327 Alliteration
05/20/2013755 Elegy
05/20/2013999 Ballade
05/20/20131458 Alliteration

Quotes

Quote Left love is pure and guns are sore Quote Right
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Quote Left no matter what the poor does, it looks stupid in the eyes of the world Quote Right
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Quote Left if people of the same race can abuse each other then what is the sence in being a racist Quote Right
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Quote Left I am not my skin nor what I wear and wat I hear do not put me to fear Quote Right
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Quote Left reading and research helps in unraveling the mystries of this world Quote Right
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Quote Left god is the manifestation of positivity Quote Right
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Quote Left the world belongs to those who has the desire to make it successful Quote Right
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Biography

THE BIOGRAPHY OF MATT STARKING Matt Starking, born Matthew Ackerson, on 11th January 1987, in Africa, Royal House of Nana Kofi Ampoe Dynasty, Esiama, Ellembelle, Nzemaland, Ghana, West Africa. With the traditional name Nana Kofi Nkrumah Acka I. Parents: Nyameke Aka Ackerson and Betty Nana Koba Ackerson. Siblings: Eugene Ackerson, Jemima Ackerson and Anthony Ackerson. Profession: Poet, Author, Activist, Philosopher, Educator and Entrepreneur PUBLISHED BOOKS BY MATT STARKING: Poetic Justice (starking poetry) Queens and Kings of Africa Clash of Empires Ancient African civilization Formation of the Nzema Kingdom (N’zema manle) As an African prince, born into the royal house of Nana Kofi Ampoe dynasty, Esiama. He educated himself to the tertiary level, with him having Bsc Business Administration at Kwame Nkrumah University of science and Bsc Procurement Technology at Takoradi Technical University. As a child he saw himself as an ambitious person, and did know and understand life of doing what is right from wrong and being able to achieve his dreams was his focus, as for his spirit he believed in reality and positivity as faith, believing and understanding nature as life, thus the naturalist and positivist ideologist. His life, time and the world of his time taught him the lesions of life, he adopted the name Matt Ancient because, searching for intellectual liberty, knowledge and wisdom is a deep rooted ancient culture, so his adopted name even reminds him of who he is and the destiny he has. At high school he studied general art, of which he specialized in history, literature, government and social science, so even though at University he did studied business administration, he continued to study history and literature on his own. At a moment in time he discovered a true God gifted latent in him, thus writing, he improved upon the talent and has grown to a very creative writer in his time, he writes music, poems, essay, short stories and novels. Besides writing he enjoys swimming and watching of soccer. Around 2019, aside writing and other entrepreneur works he got into, Matt also worked as an history tutor at a local government basic school. The basic idea of his creative work is to free mankind from racism, political lies, religious superstition and illusion, but living with a positive attitude towards each other, thus unifying, reforming and transforming the human race. Famous poems written by Matt Starking POETS DON'T DIE Poets don't die They live forever Words don't die They last forever I will live and die a poet a profession I will never reject A decision I will never regret For it's a dream I had in a dream That all the material life Will past away The flesh and the body will also decay And all the riches left behind For there's nothing to pay Like the fallen and dried leafs which the air blows away It your judgement day And what do you have to say But Like a spell Which rings in your ears a bell My words are forever here to stay For Poets don't die They live forever Words don't die They last forever LIFE'S NOT FAIR life favors the rich and despises the poor but if life's for all then why not share the bread equal A FARMER I am a farmer I am a farmer an intellectual farmer the pen is my tool always in my hand and my book is the land my words are the seeds I sow the intelligence I cultivate is the fruits which satisfy many people even from generation to generation I am a farmer an intellectual farmer I WAS HERE TOO as the day sweeps away for the nights to come the clouds gathers for the rain to fall being here is by natures call thou have come because it your time so stand tall the earth get shaken rules get broken forget your foes and stand on your toes for I was here too and still here with you THESE WORDS ARE MINE these words are mine they are well refined sweeter than wine take these and you will be fine they are purified purer than water they are valuable valuable than silver very precious they are forever these words are mine hope you accept them and you will shine BOOKS BY MATT STARKING: Poetic Justice (starking poetry) Queens and Kings of Africa Clash of Empires Ancient African civilization https: //www.amazon.com/author/mattstarking.
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